Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee

Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee PC, JP, DL (3 May 1902 – 29 June 1983), was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Dundee
PC JP DL
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
9 October 1961  16 October 1964
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded byJoseph Godber
Succeeded byPeter Thomas
Minister without portfolio
In office
23 October 1958  9 October 1961
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Preceded byThe Lord Mancroft
Succeeded byThe Lord Mills
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
8 February 1941  4 March 1942
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byJoseph Westwood
Succeeded byAllan Chapman
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
30 July 1954  29 June 1983
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byPeerage created as Baron Glassary
Succeeded byThe 12th Earl of Dundee
Member of Parliament
for West Renfrewshire
In office
27 October 1931  15 June 1945
Preceded byRobert Forgan
Succeeded byThomas Scollan
Personal details
Born3 May 1902 (1902-05-03)
Died29 June 1983 (1983-06-30) (aged 81)
Political partyConservative
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