John Erskine, Lord Erskine
John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine GCSI, GCIE (12 April 1895 – 3 May 1953) was a British soldier, Conservative Party politician and administrator who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare and Brighton.
Erskine also served as the Governor of Madras Presidency from 1934 to 1940.
Erskine was born to Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar on 12 April 1895 and had his education at Eton and Oxford University.
On graduation, Erskine served in the British army and rose to become a major before entering politics.
Erskine was elected to the House of Commons as a candidate of the Conservative Party from Weston-super-Mare and served as MP from 1922 to 1923 and from 1924 to 1934.
He also served as Assistant Government Whip from 1930 to 1934.
In 1934, Erskine was appointed Governor of Madras Presidency, British India.
Erskine served as the Governor of Madras Presidency from 1934 to 1940.
He was a close friend of Indian politician Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari though he disagreed with some of his policies.
On the conclusion of his term, Erskine returned to the United Kingdom and served as the Member of Parliament for Brighton from 1940 to 1941.
Erskine retired from politics in his later life.
He died on 3 May 1953 at the age of 58.
James Erskine, Lord Alva
James Erskine, Lord Barjarg and Alva( 20 June 1722 – 13 May 1796) was an 18th- century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice.
For convenience his name was usually contracted to James Erskine, Lord Alva.
Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865–1955)
Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie (29 August 1865 – 3 June 1955) was a Scottish nobleman.
John Erskine (theologian)
Rev John Erskine DD( 1721–1803), the Scottish theologian, was born near Dunfermline at Carnock on 2 June 1721.
His father was the great Scottish jurist John Erskine of Carnock and his grandfather was Colonel John Erskine of Cardross who had been in William of Orange's army when it invaded England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1558–1634)
John Erskine, Earl of Mar( c. 156214 December 1634) was a Scottish politician, the only son of another John Erskine and Annabella Murray.
He is regarded as both the 19th earl( in the 1st creation) and the 2nd earl( in the 7th).
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (died 1572)
John Erskine, Earl of Mar( died 28 October 1572), regent of Scotland, was a son of John, 5th Lord Erskine, who was guardian of King James V and afterwards of Mary, Queen of Scots.
He is regarded as both the 18th earl( in the 1st creation) and the 1st earl( in the 7th).
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine
Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine( 1705 – 16 March 1766) was the son of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar.
He could not inherit the title of Earl of Mar due to the Writ of Attainder for treason passed against his father in 1716 for his role in the First Jacobite Rebellion( 1715).
Thomas, Lord Erskine, son of John, 6th and 23rd Earl of Mar was initiated in Lodge Kilwinning Scots Arms, Edinburgh, No.3, in 1736.
His name is second on the list of registrations in Grand Lodge made by Kilwinning Scots Arms in 1739.
This Lodge had large military personnel and is now defunct.
Lord Erskine, being under the shadow of his father's attainder, and being denied succession to the title of Earl of Mar, led the quiet life of a country gentleman and had more time to devote himself to the study of Freemasonry.
He was elected Grand Master Mason of Scotland in 1749.
This undoubtedly led to a quickening of interest in the Craft in Alloa.
Thereafter stray names of Alloa men begin to appear in the minutes of the Lodge of Stirling.
Within five years a Depute Lodge was regularly meeting in Alloa.
On 1 October 1741, he married Charlotte Hope, daughter of the Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun.
He died without issue.
Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine
Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine( died 1494), was a Scottish peer.
His family was claimant to the earldom of Mar; this was recognized in 1565 for Thomas' descendant, John Erskine.
Following a dynastic dispute in the 19th century, Thomas was acknowledged, retrospectively, as the 14th Earl.
Erskine was the son of Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine, and Elizabeth, daughter of David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford.
He married Janet Douglas.
They had several children.
Of their daughters: Lord Erskine died in 1494 and was succeeded, as 3rd Lord Erskine, by his son, Alexander( died 1509) who married Christian Crichton the daughter of Sir Robert of Sanquhar by his wife, Lady Elizabeth.
Their son, the 4th Lord was Robert Erskine( died 9 September 1513, Flodden) married in 1485, to Isobel Campbell, daughter of Sir George by his wife, Lady Kennedy.
John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine( 7 July 1487- 11 November 1555) was a Scottish nobleman.
His family was claimant to the earldom of Mar; this was recognized in 1565 for his son, John.
Following a dynastic dispute in the 19th century, John Lord Erskine was acknowledged, retrospectively, as the 17th Earl.
On 3 August 1522, Erskine was appointed keeper of the ten- year- old King James V of Scotland and Stirling Castle.
He had strict instructions from Margaret Tudor to hold the castle keys and set a password every night for the King's guards.
The instructions were given again by act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1523.
In 1535 he travelled to England to collect the collar of Order of the Garter from Henry VIII of England on behalf of James V.
The ceremony took place at Windsor Castle and later Erskine met Henry VIII at Thornbury Castle.
James
V had given Lord Erskine a detailed instruction about his precedence in the Garter Chapel;" Ye shall purchase to have the place was promised to us next to the King of France amongst kings, and failing thereof that ye take documents to fulfill for our part and leave it so."
Erskine returned to London where Cromwell's servant John Gostwyk gave him a gift of silver plate, £ 20 to his companion the Lyon King of Arms, David Lyndsay, and 80 crowns to the Rothesay Herald.
John Erskine was also a commissioner for the marriage negotiations of James V and Mary of Bourbon.
After James married Madeleine of Valois, Mar took receipt of Dunbar Castle, which was formerly garrisoned by John Stewart, Duke of Albany for France.

Question: What is the date of death of John Erskine, Lord Erskine's father?