James Hay Erskine Wemyss

James Hay Erskine Wemyss was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death.

Early life

Erskine-Wemyss was born on 29 August 1829. He was the son of Rear-Admiral James Erskine Wemyss and Lady Emma Hay.
His paternal grandparents were William Wemyss and Frances Erskine. His maternal grandparents were William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll and, his second wife, Alicia Eliot. His uncle, William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, married Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence.

Like his father and grandfather before him, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Fife at the general election in 1859.
On 5 February 1864, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Fife and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Fife, in the room of the Earl of Elgin, deceased.

On 17 April 1855, at All Saints' Church, Knightsbridge, he married Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy-Erskine, daughter of the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine and his wife Lady Augusta FitzClarence. Their children included

Mary Frances Erskine Wemyss, who married Cecil Stratford Paget, a son of Gen. Lord George Paget, in 1882.
Dora Mina Erskine Wemyss, who married Lord Henry Grosvenor, third son of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.
Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss, who inherited the Wemyss estates and is the ancestor of the present Chief of Clan Wemyss.
Hugo Erskine Wemyss, Comptroller of the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg's household in Britain.
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, who served as First Sea Lord during the First World War.

Erskine Wemyss died on 29 March 1864 and was succeeded in his estates by his eldest son, Randolph.

Through his daughter Dora, he was a grandfather of William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster.
Through his son Randolph, he was a grandfather of Michael Erskine-Wemyss, who married Lady Victoria Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland and the last surviving godchild of Queen Victoria until her death in 1994.