Sir David Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 4th Baronet (22 November 1753 – 25 May 1805) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 politician and de jure 7th Earl of Southesk, 7th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 7th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.

Background

He was the oldest son of Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Baronet

Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Baronet

Sir James Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish politician, soldier and de jure 6th Earl of Southesk, 6th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 6th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...

 and his wife Christian Doig, daughter of David Doig. In 1765, aged only twelve, Carnegie succeeded his father as baronet and de jure

De jure

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 as Earl of Southesk

Earl of Southesk

Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session. He had already been created Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird in 1616 and was made Lord Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards, at the same time he was given the Earldom....

. He was educated at Eton College

Eton College

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, the University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

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 and Christ Church College, Oxford.

Career

Carnegie entered the British House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Aberdeen Burghs

Aberdeen Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1784, sitting for it until 1790. He represented Forfarshire in the Parliament of Great Britain

Parliament of Great Britain

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 from 1796 until the Act of Union

Act of Union 1800

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 in 1801, then subsequently in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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 until his death in 1805. Carnegie was Deputy Governor of the British Linen Company

British Linen Bank

The British Linen Bank was a commercial bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was acquired by the Bank of Scotland in 1969 and served as the Bank's merchant bank arm from 1977 until 1999.-Foundation:...

. He partly rebuild and improved Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, the family's ancestral seat.

Family

On 30 April 1783, he married Agnes Murray Elliot, daughter of Andrew Elliot, at Edinburgh and had by her ten daughters and two sons. Carnegie died at Gloucester Place in London

London

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 and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields

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. He was succeeded in his titles by his older son James

Sir James Carnegie, 5th Baronet

Sir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 5th Baronet DL was a Scottish politician and de jure 8th Earl of Southesk, 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 8th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...

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