David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks

Lord Marjoribanks.

David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks (2 April 1797 – 19 June 1873), was a Scottish stockbroker and politician.

Background

Born David Marjoribanks, he was the fourth son of Sir John Marjoribanks, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh. He was descended from Joseph Marjoribanks, a wine and fish merchant in Edinburgh who died in 1635 and is thought to have been the grandson of Thomas Marjoribanks of Ratho^[1], head of the lowland clan Marjoribanks^[2].He changed his name to Robertson when he married in order to keep his wife's money and property.

Career

Robertson worked for a stockbroking firm and eventually served as Member of Parliament for Berwickshire from 1859 to 1873, the former parliamentary constituency of his brother Charles Marjoribanks. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire between 1860 and 1873. The latter year he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Marjoribanks, of Ladykirk in the County of Berwick,^[3] choosing the original family surname for the title.

Family

Lord Marjoribanks died after being knocked down by a horse-drawn bus outside his club in Newcastle in June 1873, aged 76, only a few days after his elevation to the peerage. His sons had predeceased him and his title consequently became extinct. He is buried at Ladykirk and his family mausoleum is nearby at Coldstream.

References

1. ^ Marjoribanks, Roger. "Marjoribanks of Lees", The Marjoribanks Journal Number 3, page 14, June 1995. Accessed on 25 October 2009
2. ^ Clan Marjoribanks web site accessed April 29, 2010
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 23988. p. 2879. 13 June 1873.

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Scott	Member of Parliament for Berwickshire 1859–1873	Succeeded by William Miller
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Lauderdale	Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire 1860–1873	Succeeded by The Duke of Roxburghe
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Marjoribanks 1873	Extinct

Persondata
Name	Marjoribanks
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 April 1797
Place of birth
Date of death	19 June 1873
Place of death