Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet PC DL JP (15 October 1839 – 20 June 1916), was a Scottish Conservative politician.
Life
Born Charles Fergusson, he was the second surviving son of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet, and grandson of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet, and his wife Jean, daughter of David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, was his elder brother. On the death of his father in 1849 he assumed the surname of Dalrymple in lieu of Fergusson. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] graduating with third-class honours in classics.[2] He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1865. In 1849 he assumed the surname Dalrymple in lieu of his patronymic in accordance with the will of his great-grandfather David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes
He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for East Lothian, and a JP for Midlothian and Ayrshire, and a captain in the Prince Regent's Ayr and Wigtown Militia. His seat was at Newhailes, Musselburgh.
He entered Parliament for Buteshire in 1868, a seat he held, with a brief interruption from April to July 1880, until 1885, and later represented Ipswich from 1886 to 1906. He was created a baronet, of New Hailes in the County of Midlothian, in 1887, and sworn of the Privy Council, in 1905.
From 1894 to 1896 he was Grand Master of the Freemasons in Scotland.[3]
Dalrymple died on 20 June 1916, aged 76. He is buried in Inveresk churchyard. The grave lies in the north-west corner of the first Victorian cemetery extension, west of the main churchyard.
Family
He was married to Alice Mary Hunter Blair (1850-1889) daughter of Sir Edward Hunter Blair, 4th Baronet.[4]
They had three children, Christian Elizabeth Louisa (later Dumaresq) (1875-1932), David Charles Herbert, (1879-1932) and Alice Mary (1884-1959).
Their son, Lt Cmdr David Charles Herbert Dalrymple (1879-1932), inherited the estates when he became 2nd baronet.[5]
References
- "Dalrymple, Charles (DLRL857C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Debrett's House of Commons 1870
- Freemasons Hall, Edinburgh, busts of former Grand Masters
- Grave of Sir Charles Dalrymple, Inveresk
- "Lt-Cdr Sir David Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet, RN". Geni. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Dalrymple
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Lamont |
Member of Parliament for Buteshire 1868–1880 |
Succeeded by Thomas Russell |
| Preceded by Thomas Russell |
Member of Parliament for Buteshire 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by James Robertson |
| Preceded by Jesse Collings Henry Wyndham West |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1885–1906 With: Lord Elcho 1886–1895 Sir Daniel Ford Goddard 1895–1906 |
Succeeded by Sir Daniel Ford Goddard Felix Cobbold |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of New Hailes) 1887–1916 |
Succeeded by David Dalrymple |
| Scottish feudal lordship | ||
| Preceded by Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson |
Lord and Baron of Hailes 1849–1876 |
Succeeded by Arthur Balfour |