Charles St Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair
Lt.-Col. Charles St Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair was a Scottish noble and representative peer.
Early life
Charles Sinclair was born on 30 July 1768. He was the eldest son of Elizabeth St Clair and Andrew St Clair of Herdmanston, de jure 12th Lord Sinclair.His paternal grandfather was Charles St Clair, de jure 11th Lord Sinclair. His maternal grandparents were John Rutherfurd, MP for Roxburghshire, and Eleanor Rutherfurd. His uncle, John Rutherfurd, was also an MP for Roxburghshire, and married Mary Ann Leslie.
Career
His claim to the Lordship of Sinclair was confirmed by the House of Lords on 25 April 1782. He was an Ensign with the Royal Scots in 1784. He was made Lieutenant of the 17th Foot in 1788. He raised an independent company in 1790, which became part of the 15th Foot. He became Captain in 1791, Major in 1795, and Lt.-Col. in 1799 before his retirement in 1802. He also served as a Lt.-Col. in the Berwickshire Militia from 1803 to 1805.Lord Sinclair in the House of Lords as a Tory Scottish representative peer from 1807 to 1859.
Personal life
Lord Sinclair was twice married. His first marriage was on 13 February 1802 to Mary Agnes Chisholm, the only daughter of James Chisholm of Chisholm. Before her death on 16 July 1814, they were the parents of:- James St Clair, 14th Lord Sinclair, who married Jane Little, eldest daughter of Archibald Little, of Shabden Park, in 1830.
- Elizabeth St Clair, who died young.
- Susan St Clair, who married Francis Dennis Massy-Dawson, eldest son and heir of James Hewitt Massy-Dawson MP, of Ballynacourte, in 1829.
- Matthew St Clair, who served with 84th Regiment.
- Charles St Clair, who died young.
- Charles St Clair, who married Isabella Jane Home, a daughter of William Foreman Home, in 1840. After her death in 1852, he married Anne Crawfurd Pringle, a daughter of Sir John Pringle, 5th Baronet, in 1854.
- Eleanor St Clair, who died unmarried.
- Jane Elizabeth St Clair, married the Rev. William Leyland Feilden, Rector of Rolleston, in 1853.
- John St Clair, who died unmarried.