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Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss

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was his mistress, sharing his house in East Lothian, while his wife lived at Stanway in Gloucestershire. Although he and his mistress lived together for many years, he remained married, and his wife became Countess of Wemyss when he inherited the earldom. She died in April 1937, aged 74. Lord Wemyss
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Lady Mary Pamela Madeline Sibell Charteris (1895–1991), who married Capt. Algernon Walter Strickland (1891–1938), son of Algernon Henry Peter Strickland, in 1915. After his death, she married Maj. John George Lyon, son of John Stewart Lyon, 4th of Kirkmichael, in
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survived her by three months and died in July of the same year, aged 79. He is buried in the family burial enclosure on the north side of
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Guest, Philip; Guest, Wendy (2012). "A Prime Minister and his Family at War: Part II".
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and his wife, Lady Anne Frederica Anson. His sister, Evelyn Charteris, was married to
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Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho (1884–1916), killed in action during the
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Second Lieutenant Yvo Alan Charteris (1896–1915), also killed in action during the
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The grave of Hugo, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March, Aberlady Churchyard
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He is the great-grandfather of the Scottish cartoonist Jamie Charteris, and
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Guy Lawrence Charteris (1886–1967), married Frances Tennant, sister of
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Clayre Percy, "Forbes , Lady Angela Selina Bianca (1876–1950)" in
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He succeeded his father in the two earldoms in 1914 and served as
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Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March
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His grandchildren by Guy Lawrence Charteris was the socialite
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held in January 1903 to celebrated the succession of King
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in 1883 (succeeding his father), but lost his seat in the
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Lord Wemyss was succeeded in his titles by his grandson
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Lady Irene Corona Charteris (1902–1989), who married
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Index

The Right Honourable
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Member of Parliament
Ipswich
Charles Dalrymple
Jesse Collings
Henry Wyndham West
Charles Dalrymple
Daniel Ford Goddard
Haddingtonshire
Lord Elcho
Viscount Haldane
Edinburgh
Lothian
Conservative
Mary Constance Wyndham
Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss
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Conservative

Leslie Ward
Vanity Fair
The 10th Earl of Wemyss
John Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci
The 4th Earl of Carnarvon
Evelyn Waugh
Auberon Waugh
The 9th Earl of Wemyss
Earl of March

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