William Kerr (abt. 1661 - 1722)

Born about 1661 in Newbottle, County Durham, England

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Died 28 Feb 1722 at about age 61 in London, England

Biography

Lt-Gen. William Kerr was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William Kerr is a member of Clan Kerr.

William Kerr was born about 1661 in Newbottle, Durham, England, son of Robert Kerr (1636 - 1703) and Lady Jean Campbell ( - 1700).

His siblings were:

1. Charles Kerr ( - 1735)
2. Mary Marchioness (Kerr) Douglas (<1674 - 1736)

William married his first cousin Lady Jane Campbell (~1657 - 1712), daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll on 30 June 1685^[1].

Their children were:

1. Mary Kerr ( - 1768)
2. Anne (Kerr) Ogle (>1685 - 1727)
3. William Kerr KT (~1690 - 1767)
4. Lady Jean (Kerr) Cranstoun (~1695 - ~1768)
5. Lady Elizabeth (Kerr) Ross (~1702 - 1758).

On the death of his kinsman Robert Kerr, third Lord Jedburgh, he succeeded to that title and sat in Parliament as Lord Jedburgh^[1][2].

He was a Colonel of the 7th Regiment of Dragoons as at 1 October 1696 and was considered to be a stout adherent of the revolution^[1][2].

Following his fathers death in 1703 he became Marquis of Lothian and was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1705^[1][2].

He obtained the command of the 3rd Foot Guards on 25 April 1707 and the rank of Lieutenant General in 1708. He was deprived of his regiment on a change of administration in 1713 however subsequently became Major General on the North British Staff^[1][2].

William died on 28 February 1722 in London aged 60 and was interred in King Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey on 6 March 1722^[1].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Scots Peerage: The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom
   Author: Paul, Sir James Balfour (1846 - 1931)
   Publication Date: 1904
   Publisher: Edinburgh: D Douglas
   Volume: 5
   Pages: 478 - 480
   Name: William Kerr, 2nd Marquis of Lothian
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Directory of National Biography: "Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22"
   London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 66
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1981 #2867 (accessed 12 June 2022)
   Name: William Kerr Marquis of Lothian; Birth Date: 1662; Death Date: 28 Feb1722; Death Place: London, England; Father: Robert Kerr.

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