David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk

David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
Olympic medal record
Skeleton
Bronze 1928 St. Moritz Men

David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk (24 September 1901 – November 1963), elected a Scottish representative peer, was also an Olympic medallist.

The son of David Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Boyle Hallowes on 24 September 1901, Northesk was born on 24 September, 1901 at 6 Hans Crescent, London SW1. He was educated at St. Aubyns Preparatory School, Rottingdean and Gresham's School, Holt. He succeeded his father as eleventh earl on 5 December 1921 and won a bronze medal in skeleton (that is, toboganning) at the 1928 Winter Olympics. From 1921 to 1923 he was on the supplementary list or reserve of Officers for the Coldstream Guards.

He married, firstly, Jessica Ruth Brown on 19 July 1923 (divorced in 1928). He married, secondly, Elizabeth Vlasto, daughter of Anthony Augustus Vlasto, on 7 August 1929.

During the Second World War he served in the Intelligence Corps and was demobilized as a Major in 1945. He later farmed 200 acres (0.81 km2) at Beer Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, as well as his parliamentary duties. He died childless in November 1963 and was succeeded by his first cousin John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk.

References

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
David Carnegie
Earl of Northesk
1921–1963
Succeeded by
John Carnegie

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