148 LOTHIAN. was Lieut. Col. of the 7th Dragoons, 1696 ; of the 3d Foot Guards, 1707 to 1713, ranking as Lieut. Gen, in the army, 1708, ami being finally Major Gen. on th»" stall' in Scotland. He sue. his father as Marquess of Lothian, &c. [S.], IS Feb. 1703 ; K.T., 30 Oct. 1705 ; n zealous supporter of the Union ; Kef. Peer [8,1 1715, having also been so chosen in 1708 tho' informally, his name being erased in 1709. He m. his first cousin, Jean, sister of Archibald, 1st Duke 01' Argyll [S.], da. of Archibald (Campbell), 9th Karl of Argyll [S.], by his first wife, Mary, da. of James (Stuart), Earl of Moray [S.] She d. 31 July aud was bur. 1 Aug. 1712, at Newbottle. Fun. entry in Lyon office. He d. 28 Feb. and was 6ur. 6 March 1721/2, at Westm. Abbey, aged 61.(") Will dat. 14 Oct. 1719, pr. 29 March 1722. Marquessate [S.] ~ 3 and 4. William (Keru), Marquess ttt of Lothian, Erl of Lothian, Earl of Anuiiam, I 1722 Viscount Brik.ne, Lord Jedburgh, &c. [S.], only Earldom [S.] I s. and h., b. about 1C90 ; was not only styled but appears actually to have been Lord Jedburgh in J his father's lifetime, voting, as such, at the election of Scotch Rep. Peers in 1712.f b ) He site, to the Marquessate, &c. [S.]. 28 Feb. 1721/2, and was Hkp. Peer [S.] in five Paris, for 30 years, 1731-61. K.T., 1734; Lord High Commissioner to the Kirk, 1732-38; Lord Clerk Register, 1739-56. He m. firstly, about 1710, Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas Nicolson, Bart. [S.], of Kemnay, co. Aberdeen. She d. 30 Sep. 1759, at Newbottle Abbey, and was bur. in a vault there. Fun. entry at Lyon office. He m. secondly, 1 Oct. 1760, his cousin, Jean Janet, 1st da. of Lord Charles Kerr (2d s. of the 1st Maroxess of Lothian [S.] ), by Janet, da. of Sir David Murray, Bart. [8.1 of Stan- hope, co. Peebles. He d. at Lothian House, Canongate, Edinburgh, 2S July 1767, and was bar. at Newbottle Abbey. His widow, by whom he had no issue, d. there 26 Dec. 1787, in her 76th year. Marquessate [S.] 4 and 5. William Henry (Kerr), jy Marquess of Lothian, Earl of Lothian, Earl of i7f;7 Anoram, Viscount Briene, Lord Jedburgh, &c, Earldom [S.J j a, and h., by first wife ; 4. 1710 ; styled, at first, , TT Lord Jedburgh, but afterwards, 1735-67, Farl of • J Ancram ; entered the army, 1735 ; was wounded at the battle of Fontenoy, 30 April 1735 ; commanded the Cavalry (11th Dragoons) on the left wing at Cullodeu, 16 April 1 74C,( C ) attaining, finally, 1770, the rank of full General, aud being Col. of the 25th Foot, 1747, and of the 11th Dragoons (in succession to his grand uncle, Lord Mark Kerr), 1752-75. He was M.P. for Richmond, co. York, in three Paris., 1747-63 ; sue. to the Marquessate, &c. [S.], 2S July 1767. Rep. Peer [S.], 1768 ; K.T., 26 Oct. 1768. He m., 6 Nov, 1735, at St. James Westm., Caroline, da. of Robert (Darcy), 3d Earl of Holder- nesse, by Frederica, da, and coheir of Meinhart (Schombercj), 3d Duke of Schomuerg. He d. at Bath, 12 April 1775, aged 65. Will pr. April 1765. His widow d. Oct. 1778. Her will pr. 1778. (") Macky says of him when he was aged 45, " active in the Revolution against King James ; he hath abundance of fire and may prove a man of business when he applies himself that way ; laughs at all revealed religion, yet sets up for a pillar of Presbytery and proves the surest card in their pack, being very zealous tho' not very devout ; is brave in his person ; loves his country and his bottle ; a thorough Libertine ; very handsome ; black, with a fine eye. ( b ) See vol. iv, p. 326, note " b," sub " Jedburgh," for some remarks respecting a possible limitation of the Jedburgh peerage, different from that recorded. It is also to be noted that, according to some authorities, the s. aud h. apparent of a Scotch nobleman is himself (v. p.) an actual Peer [S.] (°) At Cullodeu was slain (at the head of his company) his only br., Lord Robert Kerr, a Capt. of Grenadiers, in the " bloom of his youth aud extremely handsome."
