David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie

David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie (16 December 1785 – 20 August 1849) was a British peer.

David was the youngest son of Walter Ogilvy, who was de jure 8th Earl of Airlie and Jean Ogilvy.^[1]

On 26 May 1826 he succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Airlie, after his honours were restored by Act of Parliament.^[1] He succeeded also the titles of 10th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and 4th Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 42nd Regiment of Foot.^[1] Between 1833 and 1849 he held the office of Representative peer of Scotland.^[1] David held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Angus which in that time it was known as Forfarshire.^[1]

He died aged 63 at Regent Street, London, England.^[1] In May 1851 his will was probated.^[2]

Marriage and family

On 7 October 1812 he married, firstly, Clementina Drummond, daughter of Gavin Drummond and Clementina Graham.^[1]

They had three children

• Lady Jean Graham Drummond Ogilvy (27 February 1818 – 4 March 1902)
• Walter Ogilvy (21 September 1823 – 27 March 1824)
• David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie (4 May 1826 – 25 September 1881)

On 15 November 1838 he married, secondly, Margaret Bruce, daughter of William Bruce, at 6 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland.^[2]

Notes and sources

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} 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 74. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. ^ ^{a b} Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 73.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Douglas	Lord Lieutenant of Angus 1828 – 1849	Succeeded by The Earl of Dalhousie
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Walter Ogilvy (de jure)	Earl of Airlie 1826–1849	Succeeded by David Graham Drummond Ogilvy

Persondata
Name	Airlie, David Ogilvy, 9th Earl Of
Alternative names
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Date of birth	16 December 1785
Place of birth
Date of death	20 August 1849
Place of death