Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee

Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee Viscount Dudhope, Lord Scrymgeour, Lord Innerkeithing, Baron Glassary of Glassary, county Argyll, UK, Chief of the Name and Arms of Wedderburn, Hereditary Royal Standard Bearer for Scotland and Constable of Dundee DL (Fife) 2003 is a Scottish peer and Conservative politician.

Born on 5 June 1949 Dundee is the son of Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee, and Patricia Montagu Douglas Scott.^[1] He was educated at Eton College and the University of St Andrews. He is a Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Lord Scrymgeour entered the Commons as a Conservative MP in May 1978 when he won a by-election at Hamilton. He has sat in the House of Lords since his father's death in 1983 and served as a Lord-in-Waiting (Conservative Party whip in the House of Lords) from 1986-1989. He served as Government Spokesperson for Education 1986-88, Government Spokesperson for Scottish Affairs 1986-89, Government Spokesperson for Home Affairs and for Energy 1987-89. He was made an elected hereditary peer (as Earl of Dundee) in 1999.^[2]

He has served as the UK delegate to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe from 1992-97. He was also a Member of the Council of Europe parliament and the Western European parliament from 1992-99.^[3] The Earl is honourary consul for Croatia in Edinburgh,^[4] and is decorated with the Order of Prince Branimir.^[5] The Dundee Trust works on the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia on behalf of DFID to distribute humanitarian aid to some of the poorest people in the Balkans.

A farmer of thirty years experience, Lord Dundee's Farming Company manages some 20,000 acres over the counties of Fife and Angus.of forestry and agriculture. Dundee has sat in the House since 1983 where he has exercised his privileges on a number of agriculture and environmental standing committees. Most recently his interests have turned to health questions.^[6]

Lord Dundee is also the Hereditary Royal Standard Bearer of Scotland,^[7] Constable of Dundee, and Chief of the Name and Arms of Scrymgeour. He is a member of the New Club, Edinburgh and Whites in London.^[8]

Family

Lord Dundee married Siobhan Mary, daughter of David Llewellyn of 41 Cleveland Square, London on 19 July 1979. They have four children:

• Lady Marina Patricia Scrymgeour (born 21 August 1980) She married Philip E. Thompson in 2004 and has a son.
• Hon.Henry David Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Viscount Dudhope (born 20 June 1982). He married Eloise Van Der Hayden in 2005 and has a son.
• Lady Flora Hermione Vera Scrymgeour (born 3 November 1985). She was educated at St Mary's Calne, where she achieved 8 A levels. She went on to study art in the United States, and became an art therapist. She was part of the Casiraghi (children of Princess Caroline of Monaco)'s social circles.
• Lady Lavinia Rebecca Elizabeth Scrymgeour (born 1986). She was engaged as of 16 December 2010 ^[9] to Dominic McCann, son of Peter McCann. She was then a riding instructor, and McCann ran a private hospital for addicts. She was educated at Ampleforth.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee

16. Frederick Scrymgeour-Wedderburn               8. Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn                       17. Hon. Helen Arbuthnott               4. Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn                             18. Thomas Braddell               9. Juliana Braddell                       19.               2. Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee                                   20.               10. John Moffat                       21.               5. Edith Moffat                             22. James Arthur of Carlung               11. Jessie Fulton Arthur                       23. Jane Glen               1. Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee                                         24. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch               12. William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch                       25. Lady Charlotte Thynne               6. Lord Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott                             26. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn               13. Lady Louisa Hamilton                       27. Lady Louisa Russell               3. Patricia Montagu Douglas Scott                                   28. James Edwards, comptroller of customs               14. James Edwards                       29. Eleanor Widdup               7. Marie Edwards                             30. John MacNamara               15. Kate MacNamara                       31.

References

1. "Dundee: Deaths Announced". Daily Telegraph announcements.
2. "Earl of Dundee". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
3. "Earl of Dundee". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
4. "Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices of Croatia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Retrieved 20 May 2010.
5. "Odluka kojom se odlikuju Redom kneza Branimira s ogrlicom" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
6. 9 November 2016, http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/Earl-of-Dundee/2735
7. Tomlinson, Richard (20 Dec 1992). "They also serve, who only ush". Independent.
8. Who's Who 2016, 168th ed., Bloomsbury, {London 2015}
9. Richard Kay, Daily Mail

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Dundee
• Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee
• Pedigree at Genealogics