Family and Education
b. 9 July 1789, 1st. s. of William Wemyss† of Wemyss and Frances, da. of Sir William Erskine, 1st bt., of Torrie. m. 8 Aug. 1826, Lady Emma Hay, da. of William, 17th earl of Erroll [S], 2s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.); suc. fa. 1822; to Torrie by right of his mother 1841. d. 3 Apr. 1854.
Offices Held
Entered RN 1801, midshipman 1804, lt. 1808, cdr. 1812, capt. 1814, half-pay 1814, r.-adm. 1850.
Ld. lt. Fife 1840 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wemyss, Fife.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
WEMYSS, James Erskine (1789-1854)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion