Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes (8 February 1902 – 17 May 1975) was a Scottish nobleman, and the head of Clan Leslie.[1] He was the Earl of Rothes from 1927 until 1975, following the death of his father, Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes.
The Earl of Rothes | |
|---|---|
 Lord Rothes in 1924 | |
| Scottish representative peer | |
| In office 29 October 1931 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Lauderdale |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Carnwath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie 8 February 1902 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 17 May 1975 (aged 73) Hounslow, London, England |
| Spouse |
Beryl Dugdale (m. 1926) |
| Children | 3; including Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes |
| Parent(s) | Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes Lucy Noël Martha Dyer-Edwardes |
| Residence | Leslie House |
Early life
editMalcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie was born on 8 February 1902 in Kensington. His father was Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes, a Scottish nobleman. His mother was Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes, who not only survived the Titanic disaster, but took the tiller of a lifeboat and helped row survivors to the RMS Carpathia.
Marriage and children
editOn 17 July 1926, he married Beryl Dugdale, daughter of Lionel Dugdale of Crathorne, a former High Sheriff of Yorkshire, and sister of Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne.
They had three children:
- Lady Jean Leslie (1927–2017). Married in 1949 to Roderick Mackenzie.
- Lady Evelyn Leslie (1929–2011). Married in 1949 to Sir Gerard William Mackworth-Young.[2]
- Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes (1932–2005). Married in 1955 to Marigold Evans-Bevan.
His son succeeded him in 1975 as the Earl of Rothes.
Career
editHe worked as Chairman of the National Mutual Life Assurance Society.[3]
He succeeded as the 20th Earl of Rothes on the death of his father in 1927. He served as a Scottish representative peer until this system was abolished.[4]
Death and legacy
editThe Earl died on 7 May 1975.[5] The Rothes Chair in Preventive Ophthalmology was established at London University in his memory in 1977.
References
edit- ^ "Malcolm, 20th Earl of Rothes (1902-1975)". Clan Leslie Trust.
- ^ "Deaths: MACKWORTH-YOUNG". Daily Telegraph. January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes". National Portrait Gallery, London.
- ^ "The Leslie Story". Clan Leslie Trust.
- ^ "Our Former Clan Chief". Clan Leslie.