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David Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie

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Lieutenant-Colonel The Right Honourable
The Earl of Airlie
Lord Airlie in 1883.
Born
David Stanley William Ogilvy

20 January 1856
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died11 June 1900(1900-06-11) (aged 44)
Pretoria, South African Republic
OccupationScottish peer
Spouse
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(m. 1886)​
ChildrenLady Kitty Ogilvy
Lady Helen Ogilvy
Lady Mabell Ogilvy
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie
Hon. Bruce Ogilvy
Hon. Patrick Ogilvy
Parent(s)David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie
Hon. Henrietta Stanley

Lieutenant-Colonel David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie, DL (20 January 1856 – 11 June 1900) was a Scottish peer and soldier.

He was born at Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He was the third child and elder son of David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie, and The Hon. Henrietta Blanche Stanley.[1]

Marriage and family

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On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Jocelyn at St George's, Hanover Square, London, England.[1]

They had three sons- the eldest Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie (18 July 1893 – 28 December 1968)- and three daughters.

Career

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David Ogilvy was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, University of Oxford.[1] Between 1874 and 1876 he gained the rank of lieutenant in the services of the 1st Regiment, in the Scots Guards and the 10th Royal Hussars.[1] Between 1878 and 1879 he fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.[1] Between 1884 and 1885 he fought in the Sudan and Nile Expedition.[1] Between 1885 and 1900 he held the office of Scottish representative peer.[1]

In 1890 he held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Forfar.[2] In December 1897 he gained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the service of the 12th Royal Lancers.[1]

In 1899 his regiment was called upon for active service to fight in the Second Boer War. He took part in the Battle of Magersfontein on 10–11 December 1899, in which the defending Boer force defeated the advancing British forces amongst heavy casualties for the latter (mentioned in the despatch from Lord Methuen describing the battle[3]). Taking part in the advance to relieve Kimberley, he was again mentioned in despatches by Lord Roberts (31 March 1900[4]), and for gallantry at Modder River. He was again wounded near Brandfort.[1]

He died aged 44 at the Battle of Diamond Hill, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, killed in action, after leading his regiment in a charge which saved the guns.[1][2] At his death, the Earldom of Airlie was inherited by his six-year-old son David. The Airlie Monument, which stands on Tulloch Hill, was erected to commemorate his death.

He owned 69,000 acres, mostly in Forfar but also and Perth.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 75. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. ^ a b Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 45. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
  3. ^ "No. 27174". The London Gazette. 16 March 1900. pp. 1785–1787.
  4. ^ "No. 27282". The London Gazette. 8 February 1901. p. 846.
  5. ^ The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland
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1881–1900 		Succeeded by
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