Francis Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore

Francis Alexander Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore, Chief of Clan Keith (7 June 1828 – 18 July 1880), was a Scottish aristocrat.

Early life Keith-Falconer was born on 7 June 1828. He was the second son of Anthony Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore and, his second wife, Louisa (née Hawkins), Countess of Kintore. After his parents divorced in 1840, his mother remarried to Dr. B. North Arnold (but died a year later in 1841). His elder brother was Lt. Hon. William Adrian Keith-Falconer, styled Lord Inverurie. His younger brother was Maj. Hon. Charles James Keith-Falconer, Commissioner of the Inland Revenue and his only sister was Lady Isabella Catherine Keith-Falconer (the wife of Henry Grant of Congalton). He served in that role until his death. After his death, he was succeeded by John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair.

Personal life Portrait of his wife, Louisa, Countess of Kintore, by Francis Grant (dated 1851). On 24 June 1851, Lord Kintore was married to his cousin Louisa Madeleine Hawkins (12 January 1828 – 6 February 1916), the second daughter of his maternal uncle, Francis Hawkins. Together, they were the parents of: