James of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar

Not to be confused with James Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie.

James Clifton of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar (22 November 1914 – 21 April 1975) was a British peer.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Mar
The Earl of Mar in 1968
Member of the House of Lords
In office 11 September 1965 – 21 April 1975 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Lionel Erskine-Young
Succeeded by	Margaret of Mar
Personal details
Born	James Clifton Lane 22 November 1914
Died	21 April 1975(1975-04-21) (aged 60)
Spouses	Millicent Salton ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1958)​ Marjorie Miller ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar David of Mar, Lord Garioch Lady Janet of Mar

He was born James Clifton Lane, and was officially recognized in the style of Mar by warrant of the Lord Lyon in 1959 on being recognised as the heir presumptive of Lionel Erskine-Young, 29th Earl of Mar, his first cousin once removed (both he and the 29th Earl were descended from a sister of John Goodeve-Erskine, 27th Earl of Mar), and from then on was known as the Master of Mar, until he succeeded as 30th Earl in 1965.

His only son, David, Master of Mar, Lord Garioch, died in 1967, and when Lord Mar died in 1975 he was succeeded by his elder daughter, Margaret of Mar, Mistress of Mar.

Family

He married, firstly, Millicent Mary Salton, daughter of William Salton, on 1 March 1939 and had one son and two daughters:

• Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar (born 1940)
• David Charles of Mar, Lord Garioch (1944–1967)
• Lady Janet of Mar (born 1946)

He and Millicent Mary Salton were divorced in 1958.

He married, secondly, Marjorie Aileen Miller, daughter of John Reginald Miller, in 1960.