John Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick

John Maxwell Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick, GBE, KStJ, JP, DL, FRSE (14 December 1893 – 14 December 1980) was a Scottish banker. He acted as Governor of Northern Ireland from 1964 to 1968.

The Lord Erskine of Rerrick
Governor of Northern Ireland
In office
3 December 1964[1] – 3 December 1968
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Wakehurst
Succeeded byThe Lord Grey of Naunton
Personal details
Born
John Maxwell Erskine

14 December 1893
Died14 December 1980(1980-12-14) (aged 87)
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Life

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Lord Erskine was born in Kirkcudbright, the son of John and Maryanne Erskine, and was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy.[2]

He was General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland from 1932 to 1953, and a director from 1951 to 1969. From 1937 to 1940 he was President of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland. In 1933 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland. His proposers were James Watt, Robert Grant, Sir Thomas Barnby Whitson, and Ralph Allan Sampson.[2]

He was knighted in 1949,[3] created a baronet in 1961[4] and created a Baron in 1964.[2]

Family

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He married Henrietta Dunnett in 1922 and they had one son and one daughter. His son Iain Maxwell Erskine succeeded him as 2nd Baron Erskine of Rerrick.[citation needed]

Sources

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The International Who's Who, 1980–81

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 2279". The Belfast Gazette. 4 December 1964. p. 415.
  2. ^ a b c C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. p. 232. ISBN 090219884X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 38628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2793.
  4. ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4142.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Northern Ireland
1964–1968
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Erskine of Rerrick
1964–1980
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Rerrick)
1961–1980
Succeeded by