Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Baronet, of Alva

Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Baronet (4 July 1643– 1690), of Alva, Fife, was a Scottish politician who sat in the Scottish Conventions in 1665 and 1667 and in the Parliament of Scotland from 1689 to 1690.

Erskine was the third, but eldest surviving son of Hon. Sir Charles Erskine of Alva and Cambus Kenneth, and his wife Mary Hope, daughter of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet of Craighall. He succeeded his father on 8 July 1663 and was created baronet on 30 April 1666.[1]

Erskine was returned as Shire Commissioner for Clackmannanshire to the Conventions in 1665 and in 1667. In 1689 he was elected MP for Stirlingshire in the Scottish Parliament.[2]

He was returned as Shire Commissioner for Stirlingshire in 1689.[1]

Erskine died on 4 June 1690 aged 46.

Family

In about 1670 he married Christian Dunbar, daughter of Sir James Dunbar of Arniston (just south of Edinburgh).,

They had three sons.[1]

  • Sir James Erskine, 2nd Baronet (c.1676-1693). He was killed at the Battle of Landen.
  • Sir John Erskine, 3rd Baronet (c.1673-1739) Scottish Shire Commissioner and British Member of Parliament
  • Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald (c.1763) Judge and Member of Parliament

His great grandchildren included James Erskine, Lord Alva.

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References
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707), 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 269, retrieved 5 March 2019
  2. The Irish-Scottish by Charles a Hanna
Parliament of Scotland
Preceded by
Sir Henry Bruce		 Commissioner for Clackmannanshire
1665 and1667
With: Sir Henry Bruce		 Succeeded by
Sir Henry Bruce
Preceded by
Not known		 Commissioner for Stirlingshire
1689-1690		 Succeeded by
Sir John Houston
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
New creation		 Baronet
(of Alva)
1666-1690		 Succeeded by
Sir James Erskine, 2nd Baronet
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