David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford

David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres, KT, PC, DL, FRS, FSA (10 October 1871 – 8 March 1940), styled Lord Balcarres or Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913, was a British Conservative politician and art connoisseur.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
KT PC DL FRS FSA
Minister of Transport
In office
12 April 1922 – 19 October 1922
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Viscount Peel
Succeeded bySir John Baird, Bt
First Commissioner of Works
In office
1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded bySir Alfred Mond, Bt
Succeeded bySir John Baird, Bt
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
10 January 1919 – 1 April 1921
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Lord Downham
Succeeded byThe Viscount Peel
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
15 December 1916 – 10 January 1919
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Earl Curzon of Kedleston
Succeeded byBonar Law
President of the Board of Agriculture
In office
11 July 1916 – 5 December 1916
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byThe Earl of Selborne
Succeeded byRowland Prothero
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
11 October 1903 – 4 December 1905
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterArthur Balfour
Preceded byHenry Torrens Anstruther
Succeeded byHerbert Lewis
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1 February 1913 – 8 March 1940
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 26th Earl of Crawford
Succeeded byThe 28th Earl of Crawford
Member of Parliament
for Chorley
In office
7 June 1895 – 31 January 1913
Preceded byJoseph Feilden
Succeeded byHenry Hibbert
Personal details
Born(1871-10-10)10 October 1871
Dunecht, Aberdeenshire
Died8 March 1940(1940-03-08) (aged 68)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseConstance Pelly (d. 1947)
Children8
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Battles/warsWorld War I
  • Western Front
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