William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian

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General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian, KT (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815) was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbattle until 1767 and Earl of Ancrum from 1767 to 1775. He was buried at St Andrew's parish Church, Farnham, Surrey on 19 January 1815.

He was the son of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian and succeeded to the title in 1775.^[1]