David Charles Erskine

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David Charles Erskine (1866 – 26 May 1922) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Background[]

He was the son of James Erskine of Linlathen, near Dundee. He was educated at Harrow School, France and Germany.[1]

Career[]

Erskine's grave in Brookwood Cemetery

He was Secretary to the Governor-General of Canada, John Hamilton-Gordon from 1897–98.[1] He was Liberal MP for West Perthshire from 1906–1910. He was first elected in 1906, gaining his seat from the Liberal Unionist.[2] He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary for Scotland, John Sinclair in 1906 and served in this position until 1910. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland in 1908 and continued in this role until his death.[1] He stood down from parliament after one term in January 1910 and did not stand again.[2] He served as a Justice of the Peace and was a Deputy Lieutenant.[1]

He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

John Maynard Keynes[]

John Maynard Keynes added his name to his "sex list" in 1906. Keynes kept two diaries from 1901–1915 detailing every sexual encounter he had experienced, what they did, etc.[3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Who Was Who
  2. ^ a b British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Robb, Graham (2005). Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century. ISBN 0393326497.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Stroyan
 Member of Parliament for West Perthshire
1906–January 1910 		Succeeded by
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