James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn

James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn

James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1762 - 1837) was an English soldier and politician. James Erskine served in Portugal, Denmark and the Netherlands, and was promoted to general in 1814. From 1782 until 1805, when he became a peer, he was a member of parliament; a Tory politician and an associate of the Duke of Wellington, he was Lord Privy Seal (1829 - 1830) and later Lord President of the Council (1834 - 1835.

{| border=2 align="center" |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Lord Lansdowne
1830-34 |width="40%" align="center"|Lord President of the Council
1834-35 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
Lord Lansdowne
1835-41 |- |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Lord Ellenborough
1828-29 |width="40%" align="center"|Lord Privy Seal
1829-30 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
Lord Durham
1830-33 |- |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Alexander Wedderburn |width="40%" align="center"|Earl of Rosslyn |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
James St Clair-Erskine |- |}

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