David Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk

He was the eldest son of Lt.-Col. George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Georgina Frances Elliot.

His elder sister, Helen Alice Carnegie, married barrister Sir Francis Lacey, and his younger brothers were Lt.-Col. Hon.

He also served as a Conservative Representative Peer for Scotland from 5 October 1900 until his death on 5 December 1921.

[1] He married Elizabeth Boyle Hallowes, eldest daughter of Maj.-Gen. George Skene Hallowes, on 3 February 1894 and had two children: Lord Northesk died on 5 December 1921 at age 56 and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son, David.

As his son died without male issue in 1963,[2] the earldom passed to the 10th Earl's nephew, John Douglas Carnegie.