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 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Wakehurst |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Grey of Naunton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Maxwell Erskine 14 December 1893 |
| Died | 14 December 1980 (aged 87) |
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Life
editLord 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
editHe 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
editThe International Who's Who, 1980–81
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "No. 2279". The Belfast Gazette. 4 December 1964. p. 415.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No. 38628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2793.
- ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4142.
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