Person Page - 23622

     Alexander Elphinstone of Glack was the son of John Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Achyndachy.² He married Jean Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kilcoy, on 25 October 1766.¹ He died on 26 November 1795.¹
     On 8 August 1751 he was infeft on an entail executed by his father.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Elphinstone, of Logie Elphinstone, co. Aberdeen and Nova Scotia [N.S., 1701] in September 1758, de jure.¹ He was admitted to advocate in 1766.¹ He held the office of Sheriff Depute of Aberdeenshire in 1777.¹

     Jean Mackenzie is the daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kilcoy.² She married Alexander Elphinstone of Glack, son of John Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Achyndachy, on 25 October 1766.¹

     John Elphinstone of Glack was born on 15 May 1771.¹ He was the son of Alexander Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Mackenzie.² He married Maria Prudence Robertson, daughter of James Robertson, on 19 March 1799.¹ He died on 16 April 1835 at age 63.¹
     John Elphinstone of Glack succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Elphinstone, of Logie Elphinstone, co. Aberdeen and Nova Scotia [N.S., 1701] on 26 November 1795, de jure.¹ He was in the Honourable East India Company Service.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of Bombay.¹ He had nine other children.³

     
     James Robertson lived at London, England.¹

     Maria Prudence Robertson was the daughter of James Robertson.² She married John Elphinstone of Glack, son of Alexander Elphinstone of Glack and Jean Mackenzie, on 19 March 1799.¹ She died on 12 August 1869 at Cheltenham, Wiltshire, England.³
     From 19 March 1799, her married name became Elphinstone.¹

     Catherine Sumner was the daughter of F. W. Sumner.¹ She married Charles Napier Lawrence, 1st and last Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate, son of Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence and Harriette Katherine Hamilton, on 22 June 1881.¹ She died on 7 November 1934.¹
     From 22 June 1881, her married name became Lawrence.¹ As a result of her marriage, Catherine Sumner was styled as Baroness Lawrence of Kingsgate on 23 July 1923.

     
     F. W. Sumner lived at New York, U.S.A..¹

     Hon. Susanna Mary Carver was born in 1948.¹ She is the daughter of Field Marshal Sir Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver and Edith Lowry-Corry.¹
     Hon. Susanna Mary Carver lived in 1999 at 57A Broughton Road, London, England.¹

     John James Lawson, 1st and last Baron Lawson was born on 16 October 1881.¹ He was the son of John Lawson.¹ He married Isabella Scott in 1906.¹ He died on 3 August 1965 at age 83.¹
     John James Lawson, 1st and last Baron Lawson was with the Boldon Colliery in 1893 at County Durham, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Durham, Chester-le-Street Division between 1919 and 1949.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.).¹ He was vice-chairman of the British Council in 1944.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1945.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1945 and 1946.¹ He was created 1st Baron Lawson, of Beamish, co. Durham [U.K.] on 17 March 1950.¹