David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay
David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay (9 February 1926 – 1 October 1989), styled Viscount Garnock between 1943 and 1985, was a British soldier.
The Earl of Lindsay | |
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| Born | 9 February 1926 London, England |
| Died | 1 October 1989 (aged 63) Congleton, Cheshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Scots Guards, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse |
| Awards | Honorary rank of Colonel |
Lindsay was the son of William Tucker Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay and Marjory Cross, daughter of Arthur John Graham Cross. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1] He served in the Scots Guards as a junior officer and left with the rank of Major in 1951.[2]
He was appointed Honorary Colonel on 29 May 1957 [3] of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse. He held this post until 1962, when his tenure expired. He was however allowed to retain the honorary rank of Colonel.[4]
His interest in steam railways led to his acquiring the locomotive The Great Marquess from British Railways following its withdrawal in 1962. He succeeded Sir Gerald Nabarro as chairman of the Severn Valley Railway in 1973.[5]
Family
Lord Lindsay married the Honourable Mary-Clare Douglas-Scott-Montagu, daughter of John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and Alice Pearl Crake, on 31 October 1953. They had one son, James, and one daughter, Caroline, but were divorced in 1968. He married as his second wife Penelope Crossley, daughter of Anthony Crossley and Clare Frances Fortescue Thomson, in 1969. He died in 1989 and was succeeded by his only son, James.[1]
References
- David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 28 March 2016.
- London Gazette (21 September 1951), london-gazette.co.uk; accessed 28 March 2016.
- London Gazette (12 July 1957), london-gazette.co.uk; accessed 28 March 2016.
- London Gazette (25 May 1962), london-gazette.co.uk; accessed 28 March 2016.
- Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. pp. 183, 201. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.
Sources
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, edited by Charles Mosley, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol II, pp. 2342–45; ISBN 0-9711966-2-1
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Lindsay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Colonel Robert Appleby Bartram MC TD |
Honorary Colonel of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse 1957-1962 |
Succeeded by Colonel Robert Appleby Bartram MC TD |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by William Lindesay-Bethune |
Earl of Lindsay 1985–1989 |
Succeeded by James Lindesay-Bethune |