John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk
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John Douglas Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk (16 February 1895 – 22 July 1975) was born the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Douglas Carnegie
and Margaret Jean Johnstone-Douglas on 16 February 1895. He died in 1975.
He was educated at Gresham's School
, Holt
and King’s College, Cambridge, and served in World War I
of 1914–1918 (mentioned in despatches), Captain (temporary Major), 95th (Hants Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
(TA).
Carnegie married Dorothy May Campion, daughter of Colonel Sir William Robert Campion and Katherine Mary Byron, on 20 July 1920 and had four children:
In 1963, Carnegie inherited the earldom from his first cousin David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
, who had died childless.
Douglas Carnegie
Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas George Carnegie was a British politician.He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Georgina Frances Elliot....
and Margaret Jean Johnstone-Douglas on 16 February 1895. He died in 1975.
He was educated at Gresham's School
Gresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
, Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
and King’s College, Cambridge, and served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
of 1914–1918 (mentioned in despatches), Captain (temporary Major), 95th (Hants Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
(TA).
Carnegie married Dorothy May Campion, daughter of Colonel Sir William Robert Campion and Katherine Mary Byron, on 20 July 1920 and had four children:
- Mary Elizabeth Carnegie (18 October 1921)
- David John Carnegie (4 December 1922–21 November 1942)
- Robert Andrew Carnegie, 13th Earl of NortheskRobert Carnegie, 13th Earl of NortheskRobert Andrew Carnegie, 13th Earl of Northesk was a British hereditary peer. He was the son of John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk and Dorothy May Campion....
(24 June 1926–1994) - Susan Jean Carnegie (20 August 1930)
In 1963, Carnegie inherited the earldom from his first cousin David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk , elected a Scottish representative peer, was also an Olympic medallist....
, who had died childless.