James Hay Erskine Wemyss (29 August 1829 – 29 March 1864) was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death.

## Contents

* 1 Family
* 2 Career
* 3 Notes
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Family[edit]

He was the son of James Erskine Wemyss by his wife Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll.

On 17 April 1855, at All Saints' Church, Knightsbridge, he married Millicent Anne Mary, daughter of the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine and his wife Lady Augusta FitzClarence. She was the granddaughter of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Their children included

* Mary Frances Erskine Wemyss (1856–1936) married Cecil Stratford Paget 28 February 1882
* Dora Mina (1856–1894), who married Lord Henry Grosvenor and was the mother of William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster
* Randolph Gordon (1858–1908), who inherited the Wemyss estates and is the ancestor of the present Chief of Clan Wemyss
* Hugo Erskine Wemyss (1861–1933), comptroller of the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg's household in Britain[1]
* Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss (1864–1933), who served as First Sea Lord during the First World War.

## Career[edit]

He was elected M.P. for Fife at the general election in 1859.[2]

On 5 February 1864, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Fife and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Fife, in the room of the Earl of Elgin, deceased.[3]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "No. 26048". The London Gazette. 6 May 1890. p. 2613.
2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 216 - 1864
3. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 216 - 1864

## References[edit]

* https://web.archive.org/web/20111003160503/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Fcommons.htm

## External links[edit]

* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Hay Erskine Wemyss

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

John Fergus

|  Member of Parliament for Fife
1859–1864  | Succeeded by

Sir Robert Anstruther

Honorary titles
Preceded by

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin

|  Lord Lieutenant of Fife
Jan 1864 – Mar 1864  | Succeeded by

Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet

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