Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram
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Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram (1624 – September 1690) was a Scottish peer
and a member of the English House of Commons.
and the second wife of Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram. Until he inherited his father's title after the death of his father in December 1654 he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Carr.
Kerr had a long carer in the English House of Commons. He was able to continue to sit in that house after he was ennobled, because the Earl of Ancram was a Scottish title was no impediment to sitting in the English House of Commons representing an English or Welsh constituency. Kerr was the Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Michaels
in Cornwall between March 1647 and December 1648 in the Long Parliament
, Robert Holborne
, a Royalist, was disabled from sitting for St. Michaels and gave the seat to Kerr, who constituency's MP until he was excluded in Pride's Purge
. Between July 1660 and December 1660 Kerr sat in the Convention Parliament representing Thirsk
. After the Restoration In the Cavalier Parliament
(from 1661 to 1681) he represented Wigan
and again in the Oxford Parliament
(from 1661 and 1681). The last Parliament in which he sat, still for Wigan, was the Loyal Parliament
the first parliament of the reign of James II
(from 1685 to 1687).
On his death, sometime between 1 September 1690 and 11 September 1690, the earldom devolved upon Robert Kerr
, (afterwards Marquess of Lothian
), the eldest son of Kerr's elder half brother William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian.
, Queen Consort
to King Charles II
. They had daughter, Anne, who married Colonel Nathaniel Rich
. Rich and Anne, his second wife, had no children.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and a member of the English House of Commons.
Biography
Charles was born on 6 August 1624 at Richmond, Surrey to Anne daughter of William Stanley, 6th Earl of DerbyWilliam Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby was an English nobleman. Stanley inherited a prominent social position that was both dangerous and unstable, as his mother was heir to Queen Elizabeth I under the Third Succession Act, a position that fell to his deceased brother's oldest daughter in 1596,...
and the second wife of Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram. Until he inherited his father's title after the death of his father in December 1654 he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Carr.
Kerr had a long carer in the English House of Commons. He was able to continue to sit in that house after he was ennobled, because the Earl of Ancram was a Scottish title was no impediment to sitting in the English House of Commons representing an English or Welsh constituency. Kerr was the Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Michaels
Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder...
in Cornwall between March 1647 and December 1648 in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
, Robert Holborne
Robert Holborne
Sir Robert Holborne was an English lawyer and politician, of Furnival's Inn and Lincoln's Inn . He acted as counsel for John Hampden in the ship-money case. He sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642 and supported the Royalist[ cause in the English Civil War...
, a Royalist, was disabled from sitting for St. Michaels and gave the seat to Kerr, who constituency's MP until he was excluded in Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
. Between July 1660 and December 1660 Kerr sat in the Convention Parliament representing Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...
. After the Restoration In the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
(from 1661 to 1681) he represented Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
and again in the Oxford Parliament
Oxford Parliament (1681)
An English Parliament assembled in the city of Oxford for one week from 21 March 1681 until 28 March 1681 during the reign of Charles II of England.Succeeding the Exclusion Bill Parliament, this was the fifth and last parliament of the King's reign. Both Houses of Parliament met and the King...
(from 1661 and 1681). The last Parliament in which he sat, still for Wigan, was the Loyal Parliament
Loyal Parliament
The Loyal Parliament was the first and only Parliament of England of King James II, in theory continuing from May 1685 to July 1688, but in practice sitting during 1685 only. It gained its name because at the outset most of its members were loyal to the new king...
the first parliament of the reign of James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
(from 1685 to 1687).
On his death, sometime between 1 September 1690 and 11 September 1690, the earldom devolved upon Robert Kerr
Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian
Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian PC , known as the 4th Earl of Lothian from 1675 to 1701, was a Scottish nobleman. He was styled Lord Kerr until 1661 and Lord Newbattle from 1661 to 1675....
, (afterwards Marquess of Lothian
Marquess of Lothian
Marquess of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for Robert Kerr, 4th Earl of Lothian. The Marquess of Lothian holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Lothian , Earl of Lothian , Earl of Ancram , Earl of Ancram , Viscount of Briene , Lord Newbattle ,...
), the eldest son of Kerr's elder half brother William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian.
Family
Ancram married Francis who was a Lady of the Bedchamber to CatherineCatherine of Braganza
Catherine of Braganza was a Portuguese infanta and queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles II.She married the king in 1662...
, Queen Consort
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
to King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
. They had daughter, Anne, who married Colonel Nathaniel Rich
Nathaniel Rich (soldier)
Colonel Nathaniel Rich sided with Parliament in the English Civil War. He was a colonel in Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army.-Life:...
. Rich and Anne, his second wife, had no children.