James Erskine Wemyss was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral

Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)

Rear Admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7....

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He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet

Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet

Lieutenant-General Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet was a British Army commander and the 1st baronet of the Erskine of Torrie creation.-Background:...

. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Fife

Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885, when it was divided into East Fife and West Fife....

, sitting until 1831. He represented the county again from 1832 to 1847.

By his wife Lady Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll

William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll

William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll , known as Lord Hay until 1778, was a Scottish peer.Erroll was the son of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll and his second wife, Isabella Carr. He firstly married Jane Bell in 1792, and they had one child together...

, he was father of James Hay Erskine Wemyss

James Hay Erskine Wemyss

James Hay Erskine Wemyss was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death....

, also later MP for Fife.