Sir Thomas Dick-Lauder, 9th Baronet
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Sir Thomas North Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 9th Baronet (28 April 1846, Grange House, Grange, Edinburgh – 19 June 1919, Villa Lauder, 16 via St.Leonardo Florence
, Italy
) was a Scottish
aristocrat and a Knight of Justice in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Thomas North Dick-Lauder was the eldest son of Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet
and Lady Anne Dalrymple, the second daughter of North Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair
. He was baptised 12 June at St.Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. On 27 September 1867 Sir Thomas North Dick Lauder was served heir to his father Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet
.
Prior to 1875 Sir Thomas had served as a lieutenant in the 60th Rifle Regiment and was also a lieutenant in the Edinburgh militia.
His principal residences were Fountainhall, Pencaitland
in Haddingtonshire, and Grange House, Edinburgh. He was a member of the Army and Navy Club
, the Junior Carlton Club
(both in London) and the New Club
in Edinburgh.
He died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy and family estates by his younger brother, Sir George Dick-Lauder, 10th Baronet
.
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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) was a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
aristocrat and a Knight of Justice in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Thomas North Dick-Lauder was the eldest son of Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet
Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet
Sir John Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 8th Baronet, , was a Deputy lieutenant and magistrate for Midlothian, and Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire...
and Lady Anne Dalrymple, the second daughter of North Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair
North Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair
North Hamilton Dalrymple, 9th Earl of Stair was the son of Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple-Macgill, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Hamilton....
. He was baptised 12 June at St.Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. On 27 September 1867 Sir Thomas North Dick Lauder was served heir to his father Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet
Sir John Dick-Lauder, 8th Baronet
Sir John Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 8th Baronet, , was a Deputy lieutenant and magistrate for Midlothian, and Justice of the Peace for Wigtownshire...
.
Prior to 1875 Sir Thomas had served as a lieutenant in the 60th Rifle Regiment and was also a lieutenant in the Edinburgh militia.
His principal residences were Fountainhall, Pencaitland
Pencaitland
Pencaitland is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, about south-east of Edinburgh, south-west of Haddington, and east of Ormiston.The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, who gave the church, with the tithes and other property...
in Haddingtonshire, and Grange House, Edinburgh. He was a member of the Army and Navy Club
Army and Navy Club
The Army and Navy Club in London is a gentlemen's club founded in 1837, also known informally as The Rag.-Foundation and membership:...
, the Junior Carlton Club
Carlton Club
The Carlton Club is a gentlemen's club in London which describes itself as the "oldest, most elite, and most important of all Conservative clubs." Membership of the club is by nomination and election only.-History:...
(both in London) and the New Club
New Club
The New Club, established in 1787, is a private club in the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland.The Club originally met in Bayle's Tavern in Shakespeare Square at the east end of Princes Street. It then acquired its own premises in St Andrew's Square before moving to its present site at 86 Princes...
in Edinburgh.
He died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy and family estates by his younger brother, Sir George Dick-Lauder, 10th Baronet
Sir George Dick-Lauder, 10th Baronet
Sir George William Dalrymple Dick Lauder of Fountainhall, 10th Baronet was an Indian Civil Service Senior Administrator in the Government of India's Opium Department....
.