David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford
David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, KT, GBE, DL, FRSE (20 November 1900 – 13 December 1975[1]), known as Lord Balniel from 1913 to 1940, was a British Unionist politician.
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres | |
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| Member of Parliament for Lonsdale | |
| In office 30 October 1924 – 8 March 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Maden |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ian Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1900 |
| Died | 13 December 1975 (aged 75) |
Life
Lindsay was born at 49 Moray Place in western Edinburgh on 20 November 1900,[2] the eldest son of the 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres and his wife, Constance Lilian Perry.
He was educated at Eton, graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1922 and entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lonsdale two years later, at the 1924 general election.[3] He held his seat until he succeeded to his father's titles in May 1940[3][4] and was also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1924 and to the Ministry of Health from 1931 to 1940.
In 1951, Lord Crawford was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the Arts, having been a trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1932 to 1937, the National Gallery from 1935 to 1941, 1945–52 and 1953–60, the British Museum from 1940 to 1973 and a member of the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries from 1937 to 1952, Chairman of the Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland from 1952 to 1972, the Royal Fine Arts Commission from 1943 to 1957 and the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland in 1944.
In 1953 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John F. Allen, David Jack, Edward Copson, and Daniel Edwin Rutherford.[5] He was awarded the Order of the Thistle in 1955 for his time spent as Rector of the University of St Andrews from 1952 to 1955.
From 1945 to 1965 he was chairman of the National Trust.[6]
He died at Balcarres House, near Colinsburgh in Fife on 13 December 1975. He is buried in the family chapel at Balcarres House.[7]
Family
On 9 December 1925, Lord Crawford had married Mary Katherine Cavendish (the third daughter of Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish) and they had three sons:
- Robert Alexander, later 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres (b. 1927)
- Hon. Patrick Lindsay (1928–1986)
- Hon. Thomas Richard Lindsay (1937-2020)
Lord Crawford died in 1975, aged 75, and his titles passed to his eldest son, Robert.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
- Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 400. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's peerage pages: C, part 7
- Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- Jenkins, Jennifer; James, Patrick (1994). From acorn to oak tree: the growth of the National Trust 1895-1994. London: Macmillan. p. 335.
- Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Crawford
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Maden |
Member of Parliament for Lonsdale 1924–1940 |
Succeeded by Sir Ian Fraser |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Burghley |
Rector of the University of St Andrews 1952–1955 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Kilmuir |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by David Lindsay |
Earl of Crawford 1940–1975 |
Succeeded by Robert Lindsay |
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