William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian

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General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian, (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815), styled Lord Newbattle until 1767 and Earl of Ancram from 1767 to 1775, was a British soldier and peer. He was the son of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Caroline D'Arcy (daughter of the 3rd Earl of Holderness and a scion of the House of Schomberg). He succeeded to the title in 1775. He was buried at St Andrew's parish Church, Farnham, Surrey on 19 January 1815.

Marriage

He married Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken, County Louth, and Elizabeth (née Wesley), on 15 July 1762. They had nine children:

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