John Erskine of Cardross

John Edmund Erskine
Born30 March 1662
Cardross, Scotland
Died13 January 1743(1743-01-13) (aged 80)
Parent(s)David Erskine
Mary Bruce

Colonel The Honourable John Edmund Erskine (30 March 1662 – 13 January 1743), of Cardross, was a Scottish soldier and politician. His journal was printed in the nineteenth century.[1] He was nicknamed 'The Black Colonel'.[2]

His portrait can be found hanging at Culross Palace, a property in the care of The National Trust for Scotland in the Royal Burgh of Culross.[1]

  1. ^ Erskine 1893.
  2. ^ Erskine, Beatrice The Memoirs of Sir David Erskine of Cardross, pp. 73–79. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1926 [2]