Archibald Bethune, 13th Earl of Lindsay
The Earl of Lindsay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Archibald Lionel Bethune 14 August 1872 |
| Died | 15 October 1943 (aged 71) |
| Spouse(s) |
Ethel Tucker
(m. 1900; div. 1906)Ethel Tucker
(m. 1921; died 1942) |
| Children | William Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay |
| Parent(s) | David Bethune, 11th Earl of Lindsay Emily Marian Crosse |
| Relatives | Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay (brother) |
Archibald Lionel Bethune, 13th Earl of Lindsay (14 August 1872 – 15 October 1943) was a Scottish aristocrat.
Early life
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Archibald Lionel Bethune was born on 14 August 1872 at Garnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the second son of David Bethune, 11th Earl of Lindsay and Emily Marian Crosse.[1] Before his parents' marriage, his mother was widowed from Capt. Edmund Charles Barnes.[2] His elder brother, Reginald, married Beatrice Mary Shaw (daughter of John Shaw of Welburn Hall),[3] His younger sister, Lady Muriel Maud Stuart Bethune, married Watkin James Yuille Strang Watkins of Shotton Hall, Shropshire, and, after his death, Joseph Alexander Drummond Kirkpatrick.[4]
His paternal grandparents were David Ayton-Lindsay and Jane Emilia Ayton. His maternal grandfather was Robert Crosse of Doctors' Commons, London.[2]
Career
[edit]Upon the death of his elder brother Reginald on 14 January 1939, he succeeded as the 22nd Lord Lindsay of the Byres, the 12th Lord Kilbirny and Drumry, the 13th Earl of Lindsay, the 13th Lord Parbroath, the 12th Viscount of Garnock, all in the Peerage of Scotland.[2]
Personal life
[edit]On 31 January 1900,[5] Bethune married American heiress Ethel Tucker (1878–1942),[6] daughter of New York banker William Austin Tucker and Elizabeth Foster (a daughter of The Right Rev. Randolph Sinks Foster, Bishop of Ohio).[7] Her brother, Ralph Tucker, married Mona Louise House (a daughter of diplomat Edward M. House).[8] An artist, Ethel had studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women.[9] Before their divorce in 1906,[10][11] they were the parents of:[12]
- William Tucker Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay (1901–1985), who married Marjory Cross, a daughter of Arthur John Graham Cross and Marjory (née Edwards),[a] in 1925.[2]
Eight months their divorce, she married Ezra C. Fitch Jr., son of the president of the Waltham Watch Company, and remained married to him until his death in 1917.[14] Archibald and Ethel remarried in 1921,[14] moved to 10 Bridge St., Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, and remained married until her death on 31 May 1942.[6][15] Ethel had another sister, Marian, who died unmarried and left half of her estate to her and their son, William, in 1941.[16] Lord Lindsay died on 15 October 1943, aged 71, at his home in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.[1]
Descendants
[edit]Through his only son, he was a grandfather of four, including David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ After her father's death in 1906, her mother married Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke in 1916, becoming Baroness Hawke.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (16 October 1943). "13TH EARL OF LINDSAY; Manchester, Mass, Resident, 71, Succeeded to Title in 1937". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2344.
- ^ "Earl and Countess of Lindsay Here". The New York Times. 26 July 1919. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Lady Muriel Maud Stuart Kirkpatrick (née Bethune) (died 1936), Former wife of Watkin J.Y.S. Watkins, and later wife of Joseph Kirkpatrick; daughter of 11th Earl of Lindsay". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "SCOTTISH NOBLE TO WED A BOSTON GIRL. Hon. Archibald Lionel Lindsay Will Make Miss Ethel Tucker His Bride Today in Emmanuel Church". The Boston Globe. 31 January 1900. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ a b TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1 June 1942). "LADY ETHEL LINDSAY; Daughter of Ex-Head of Tucker, Anthony & Co., Bankers, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "MRS. WILLIAM A. TUCKER". The New York Times. 6 March 1937. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "COLONEL HOUSE DIES HERE AT AGE OF 79; Wilson's Adviser in the Days of World War Succumbs in Sleep--Mourned by Statesmen Family Summoned to Room Known as "Man of Mystery" COLONEL HOUSE DIES HERE AT AGE OF 79 In the Governorship Days House's Political Training Campaign for Bryan's Support Advice to Wilson on Harvey Part in Formation of Cabinet His Impressions of Wilson. Estimate In Retrospect Found Us Ripe for Dictatorship". The New York Times. 29 March 1938. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Tucker sisters". www.nickthedart.org. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "DIVORCED FROM EARL'S SON. Papa-in-law Got Tired of Supporting Titled Husband". The Washington Post. 14 March 1906. p. 11. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ MacColl, Gail; Wallace, Carol McD (15 March 2012). To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age (An Inspiration for Downton Abbey). Workman Publishing Company. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-7611-7198-0. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Montague-Smith, Patrick W. (2000). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Peerage Limited. p. 1009. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet Street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 461.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b "MRS FITCH REMARRIED TO HER FIRST HUSBAND. Former Ethel Tucker Becomes Bride of Hon Archibald Lionel Bethune, Whom She Divorced 16 Years Ago". The Boston Globe. 18 May 1921. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "REWEDS DIVORCED WIFE AFTER 16 YEARS; Archibald L. Lindsay, Earl's Brother, and Mrs. Ezra C. Fitch Jr., Widow, Marry Again". The New York Times. 18 May 1921. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "MRS. PRENDERGAST TO SHARE IN AUNTS ESTATE". The Jefferson County Republican. No. 24. December 11, 1941. Retrieved 24 February 2025.