John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair

John Aymer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair KCVO MBE DL (9 October 1906 – 26 February 1996), was a British peer.

Dalrymple was the son of John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair and Violet Evelyn Harford. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire from 1961 to 1983.

Family

Lord Stair married Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930), daughter of the Honourable Sir David Bowes-Lyon and Rachel Pauline Clay, on 14 January 1960. They had three children and ten grandchildren:

Death

Lord Stair died on 26 February 1996, aged 89, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John.

References

  1. Hon. Michael Colin Dalrymple profile, cracroftspeerage.co.uk; accessed 1 April 2016.

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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
John James Dalrymple
Earl of Stair
19611996
Succeeded by
John David James Dalrymple
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