Shipley Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan

"Horsey". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1884

Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan, (27 February 1850 – 16 April 1934), styled Lord Cardross from 1857 until 1898, was a Scottish nobleman and racehorse owner. Biography Cardross was the eldest son of David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan and Agnes Graham Smith, daughter of James Smith, of Craigend Castle, Stirlingshire. He was named after his great-grandfather, Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Shipley. He was educated at Harrow.

Buchan was Conservative in politics but spent most of his life involved in equestrian and leisurely pursuits. He was thoroughly involved with the turf, owning several notable racehorses, and spent much time at Newmarket. While there he resided at his Exning estate.

Buchan was a member and supporter of the antisemitic group "The Britons", donating the equivalent of £2000 in 1922.

Buchan held the office of Justice of the peace and Deputy lieutenant for both Cambridgeshire and Linlithgowshire.

He died on 16 April 1934 in Chelsea, London.

Family

On 9 November 1876, Cardross married Rosalie Louise Sartoris (1859–1943), daughter of Capt. Jules-Alexandre Sartoris, of Hopsford Hall, Coventry, son of the Swiss Huguenot banker Peter Urban Sartoris. They had four children: Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine (1883–1939), married Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, Lady Cardross, as La Duchesse de Lavis, attended the Devonshire House Ball of 1897. She was a famed beauty; likewise, Lord Cardross was known as the "Pocket Adonis". She died on 29 January 1943 at Almondell House, near Broxburn, Linlithgowshire.