John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair

John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (born 4 September 1961) is a British politician who, since 2008, has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Stair
Personal details
Born	John David James Dalrymple (1961-09-04)4 September 1961
Parent(s)	John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon

Background

Stair is the eldest child of John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair and Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930 – 1 November 2017), daughter of David Bowes-Lyon, brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Lord Stair's mother, Davina, therefore, was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and he is a second cousin of The King, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York, and The Duke of Edinburgh. Through his mother, he is descended from the Bowes-Lyon, Astor, and Cavendish-Bentinck families. Educated at Harrow School & RMA Sandhurst, he served with 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in the Falklands War. Through his paternal-grandmother, Violet Evelyn Dalrymple (Née Harford), he is a direct descendent of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, the Calvert family were the founders and Proprietors of Province of Maryland.

Political career

On inheriting his peerage in 1996, Lord Stair entered the House of Lords and sat as a crossbencher. In 1999, the House of Lords Act removed the rights of all hereditary peers to sit in the House; however, ninety-two peers were permitted to remain in the House, elected by other peers. He failed to be elected at that time. Following the death of Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth in 2008, Lord Stair was elected to the Lords. On 13 October 2011, he made a speech in the Aviation Debate.

Family

Lord Stair married Emily Mary Julia Stonor, daughter of Ralph Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys and Elizabeth Mary Hyde Parker, in 2006. They have two children.^[1]

Arms

Coat of arms of John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair

Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest A Rock proper Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st grandquarter, Or on a Saltire Azure nine Lozenges of the field (Dalrymple); 2nd grandquarter, Or a Chevron chequy Sable and Argent between three Water Bougets of the second (Ross); 3rd grandquarter, quarterly: 1st and 4th counterquartered: 1st and 4th, Gules three Cinquefoils Ermine; 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Galley sales furled Sable; the whole within a Bordure company Argent and Azure, the first charged with Hearts Gules and the second with Mullets Argent (Hamilton of Bargany); 2nd and 3rd, Gules on a Fess between three Crescents Or as many Mullets Azure (de Franquetot); 4th grandquarter, quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules on a Chevron between three Cinquefoils Argent as many Round Buckles Azure (Hamilton of Fala); 2nd and 3rd, Gules three Martlets Argent (Makgill) Supporters On either side a Stork holding in its beak a Fish all proper Motto Firm