ERSKINE, JOHN, second son of Lieut. -Gen. Sir Henry Erskine, Bart., MP, and Janet, dau. of Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall SCJ, of Chesterhall, Haddingtonshire, and sister of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn PC, Lord Chancellor; b.; adm. 17 Sep 1773; Min. Can. 1776; KS (Capt., aged 13) 1777; Capt. of the School 1780; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1781, matr. 30 Jun 1781, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1781 - Jun 1792, Faculty Student 12 Jun 1792 - void by marriage 13 Nov 1802; BA 1785; MA 1788; BCL and DCL 1802; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 30 May 1780, called to bar 30 May 1788; Filazer in Court of Common Pleas for Middlesex 1794; Commissary-General at Toulon 1793, in Corsica 1794, and in Portugal 1797; Comptroller of Army Accounts from 9 Oct 1802; m. Nov 1802 Mary, dau. of Sir John Mordaunt, Bart., MP; d. at Malta 10 Feb 1817.
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Houses
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