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, since 1960 a subsidiary title of the earldom of Buchan. It was created on 10 February 1806 for the Honourable Thomas Erskine on his appointment as

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, a post he held until the following year. He was the third and youngest son of Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan (see Earl of Buchan for earlier history of the family). Lord Erskine was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a diplomat. His two eldest sons, the third and fourth Barons, succeeded successively. The latter was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of

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. His grandson, the seventh Baron, succeeded in the earldom of Buchan in 1960 on the death of his kinsman, the fifteenth Earl. The two titles have remained united since. Several other members of this branch of the Erskine family may also be mentioned. The Very Reverend the Honourable Henry David Erskine (1786–1859), second son of the first Baron, was Dean of Ripon. The Honourable Thomas Erskine (1788–1870), third son of the first Baron, was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. The Honourable Esmé Stuart Erskine (1789–1817), fought at the

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where he lost an arm. The Honourable Edward Erskine, fourth son of the second Baron, was a diplomat and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece and to

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. James Erskine (1821–1904), fourth son of the second Baron, was created ''

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Barons Erskine (1806)

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, (10 January 175017 November 1823) was a British Whig lawyer and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. Background and child ...

(1749/50–1823) * David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine (1777–1855) * Thomas Americus Erskine, 3rd Baron Erskine (1802–1877) * John Cadwallader Erskine, 4th Baron Erskine (1804–1882) * William Macnaghten Erskine, 5th Baron Erskine (1841–1913) * Montagu Erskine, 6th Baron Erskine (1865–1957) * Donald Cardross Flower Erskine, 16th Earl of Buchan, 7th Baron Erskine (1899–1984) For further Barons Erskine, see ''

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