The Earl of Wemyss and March | |
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Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire | |
In office 1847–1883 | |
Preceded by | Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn |
Succeeded by | Lord Elcho |
Junior Lord of the Treasury | |
In office 1853–1855 | |
Preceded by | |
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Member of Parliament for East Gloucestershire | |
In office 1841–1846 Serving with Sir Christopher Codrington | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Francis Richard Charteris 4 August 1818 |
Died | 30 June 1914 | (aged 95)
Political party | Whig |
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Parent | Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss GCVO DL (pronounced weems, rhyming with seems) (4 August 1818 – 30 June 1914), styled as Lord Elcho between 1853 and 1883, was a British Whig politician. He founded the Liberty and Property Defence League.