Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet

Sir John Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 8th Baronet, (born April 21 at Relugas, and baptised June 5, 1813 at Edinkillie, Morayshire - died March 23, 1867, Bournemouth, Hampshire), was a Deputy lieutenant and magistrate for Midlothian, and Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire. [ Hodson, Major V.C.P., "List of the Officers of the Bengal Army, 1758 - 1834", London, 1945, part III: 20 ]

He succeeded his father, Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, 7th Baronet, in 1848.

In his early years John served for two years in the Portuguese Army during that country's Civil War, which ended in 1834. He joined, that year, the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Army as a Cadet and was raised to an Ensign in June the following year in the North India Regiment. He arrived in India on July 28, 1835 and was promoted to lieutenant on December 15, 1838. On February 14, 1839 he was appointed adjutant to the HEIC's Jalaun Corps (which later became the Bundelkhand Legion), and served in disturbances in Bundelkhand (1840-1), Jigni, and Chirgaon, and became Acting Captain-Commandant of cavalry, Bundelkhand Legion, on January 24, 1842. He was in Singapore and China for 10 months in 1843-4, returning to India and the Legion the latter year. He retired from that army on May 19, 1847 [ Hodson, Major V.C.P., "List of the Officers of the Bengal Army, 1758 - 1834", London, 1945, part III: 20 ] returning to civilian life in Scotland.

He was later a Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and had two seats: Fountainhall Manor, nr Pencaitland, Grange House, nr. Edinburgh, and a residence in Edinburgh at 13 Grosvernor Crescent.

Sir John married at St.Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, on May 22, 1845, Lady Anne (1820-1919), daughter of North Hamilton Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair. They had four sons and three daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son and heir, Sir Thomas North Dick-Lauder, 9th Baronet.

Sir John's death was reported in the "Illustrated London News", April 6, 1867, (p347).

References

* "The Peerage & Baronetage of the British Empire", by John Burke, 8th edition, London, 1845, volume 1, pps: 590/1.
* "The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants", etc., by Messrs, John and John Bernard Burke, London, 1851, vol.2, pedigree CLXXIII.
* "The Peerage of the British Empire", by Edmund Lodge, Norroy King of Arms, 27th edition, London, 1858, pps: 526 and 659.