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. Styled Viscount Dalrymple from 1906 until 1961.

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. He also competed in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Family

Lord Stair married the Queen's cousin, Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930 – 1 November 2017), daughter of Sir David Bowes-Lyon and Rachel Pauline Clay, on 14 January 1960. They had three children and ten grandchildren:

• John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (b. 4 September 1961) he married Hon. Emily Mary Julia Stonor on 17 June 2006. They have three children.
• Hon. David Hew Dalrymple (b. 30 March 1963) he married Emma R. Woods and they have three children
  • Alexander John Peter Dalrymple (b. 29 April 2007)
  • Davina Alice Louisa Dalrymple (b. 19 April 2009)
  • Harry David Fergus Dalrymple (b. 6 April 2015)
• Hon. Michael Colin Dalrymple (b. 1 April 1965) he married Harriet Lucy Buxton in 1991. They have four children:
  • William Hew Dalrymple (b. 1992)
  • Angus Dalrymple (b. 1993)
  • Peter Dalrymple (b. 26 April 1996)
  • Flora Dalrymple (b. 2001)

Death

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

Sources

• Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003).

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Stair