David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie


David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th and 5th Earl of Airlie , styled Lord Ogilvy from birth until 1849, was a Scottish peer.

Background and education

He was the oldest son of David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie, and his first wife, Clementina, daughter of Gavin Drummond. Ogilvy was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1847. Two years later, he succeeded his father as earl. In 1879, Ogilvy received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Glasgow.

Career

Ogilvy became a Deputy Lieutenant for Forfarshire in 1847. He was elected a representative peer to the House of Lords in 1850 and served as captain of the Forfarshire Yeomanry Cavalry and the 12th Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers from 1856. Ogily was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in 1862. In 1872, he was appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, an office he held until the following year.

Family and death

On 23 September 1851, he married Hon. Blanche, second daughter of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, and his wife, Henrietta, at Alderley, Cheshire, and had by her two sons and four daughters. Ogilvy died in Denver, Colorado, in 1881 and was succeeded in his titles by his older son, David.