David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Wemyss and March
KT DL
The Right Honourable The Earl of Wemyss and March KT DL
Lord Clerk Register
	In office; 28 July 1974 – 27 April 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	The 8th Duke of Buccleuch
Succeeded by	Lord Mackay
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 12 July 1937 – 11 November 1999; Hereditary Peerage
Personal details
Born	Francis David Charteris; 19 January 1912; Stanway, England
Died	12 December 2008 (aged 96); Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents	Capt. Hugo Charteris, Lord Elcho (father); Lady Violet Manners (mother);
Residence	Gosford House
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1932–1944
Rank	Major
Unit	Lovat Scouts, Royal Pioneer Corps
Battles/wars	World War II

Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March KT DL (19 January 1912 – 12 December 2008), styled Lord Elcho from 1916 to 1937, was a Scottish peer, landowner and conservationist. From 1946 to 1991, he served as chairman and then president of the National Trust for Scotland.

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