Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar
- Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar
Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie KT JP (29 August 1865 - 3 June 1955) was a Scottish nobleman.
The eldest son of Walter Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar and Mary Anne Forbes, he was educated at Eton and served as a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards from 1887 until 1892.
He succeeded his father in 1888, and in 1892 married Lady Violet Ashley, daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury. They had three children-
*Elyne Violet Erskine (1893)
*Major John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine (1895-1953)
*Captain Hon. Francis Walter Erskine (1899-?)
He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1892-1950, and held office as Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire from 1898 and Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet from 1936-1944. He was also Hereditary Keeper of Stirling Castle, and Honorary Colonel of the 7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1911 and was Chancellor of the Order from 1932-1949.
His son John having predeceased him, he was succeeded by his grandson, Lord Erskine.
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