James Lyon, 7th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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James Lyon, 7th Earl of Strathmore (circa 1702 - 1735) was a Scottish peer and freemason.
He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope
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He was christened on 24 December 1702. He succeeded as Earl of Strathmore following the stabbing of Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
in a drunken altercation in 1728. On 6 March 1731 he married Mary Oliphant, daughter of Charles Oliphant. He died without issue on 4 January 1735 at Edinburgh
, Scotland
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He was succeeded as earl by his younger brother, Thomas (1704 - 53)
, ancestor of
Elizabeth Bowes - Lyon, the Queen Mother
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He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope
Elizabeth Lyon, Countess of Strathmore
Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne , was an English noblewoman and the wife of Scottish peer John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Born to Lady Elizabeth Butler and Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, her paternity was in doubt...
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He was christened on 24 December 1702. He succeeded as Earl of Strathmore following the stabbing of Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a Scottish peer and the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore. His exact date of birth is unknown but he was baptised on 12 July 1699....
in a drunken altercation in 1728. On 6 March 1731 he married Mary Oliphant, daughter of Charles Oliphant. He died without issue on 4 January 1735 at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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Scotland
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He was succeeded as earl by his younger brother, Thomas (1704 - 53)
Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope.On 20 July 1736, he married Jean Nicholsen, at Houghton-le-Spring. They had seven children:...
, ancestor of
Elizabeth Bowes - Lyon, the Queen Mother
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
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