James St Clair, 14th Lord Sinclair
Maj. James St Clair, 14th Lord Sinclair was a Scottish noble and representative peer.
Early life
St Clair was born on 3 July 1803. He was the eldest son of Charles St Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair, and his first wife, Mary Agnes Chisholm, the only daughter of James Chisholm of Chisholm. His paternal grandparents were Elizabeth St Clair and Andrew St Clair of Herdmanston, de jure 12th Lord Sinclair.Charles St Clair, de jure 11th Lord Sinclair. His maternal grandmother was Eleanor Rutherfurd. His uncle, John Rutherfurd, was also an MP for Roxburghshire, and married Mary Ann Leslie.
Career
Upon his father's death in 1863, he inherited the Lordship of Sinclair He was an Ensign with the Grenadier Guards in 1822. He was made Lieutenant and Captain in 1826, and Major of the 92nd Foot in 1827.Lord Sinclair sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative Scottish representative peer from 1868 until his death in 1880.
Personal life
On 14 September 1830, St Clair was married to Jane Little, eldest daughter of Archibald Little, of Shabden Park. Together, they were the parents of:- Charles William St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who married Margaret Jane Murray, a daughter of James Murray, of Ancoats Hall, in 1870.
- Archibald St Clair, a Commander of the Royal Navy.
- James Chisholm St Clair, who served in the Madras Civil Service from 1857 to 1882.
- Lockhart Matthew St Clair, who was Secretary to the Government, Central Provinces, India; he married Ellen Mary Margaret Rice, a daughter of Maj.-Gen William Roche Rice in 1881.
- Mary Agnes St Clair
- Helen St Clair, who died young.