Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss
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Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March (14 August 1796 – 1 January 1883), was a Scottish peer.
Wemyss-Charteris was the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, and succeeded in 1853. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880.
He lived at 64 Queen Street in Edinburgh: one of the largest houses in Edinburgh's New Town.[1]
On 22 August 1817, he married Lady Louisa Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan, at Paris, France. They had six children:
- Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss (1818–1914)
- Lt.-Col. Hon. Richard Charteris (1822–1874) who married Margaret, daughter of Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall
- Lady Anne Charteris (1829–1903)
- Louisa Wemyss-Charteris (1830–1920) - married William Wells (1818–1889), MP
- Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris (1833–1887)
- Captain Walter Charteris (d. 1854)
References
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850
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