Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March Doctor of Laws, styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish Conservative politician.
Background
Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield. He entered Parliament for Haddingtonshire in 1883 (succeeding his father), but lost his seat in the 1885 general election.
Career
He returned to the House of Commons in the 1886 general election as one of two representatives for Ipswich, a seat he held until 1895. He succeeded his father in the two earldoms in 1914 and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937. Their eldest daughter Lady Cynthia married Herbert Asquith and became a well-known writer
The Countess of Wemyss and March died in April 1937, aged 74.
Lord Wemyss and March only survived her by three months and died in July of the same year, aged 79. The latter"s second son was Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield.
He is the great-grandfather of the Scottish cartoonist Jamie Charteris. An affair with Lady Hermione Whilhemina Duncombe allegedly produced a son, Edward Fitzgerald, 7th Duke of Leinster.
Lord Wemyss and March"s married life was detailed in the book The Wild Wyndhams by Claudia Renton.
Membership
22nd United Kingdom Parliament. 24th United Kingdom Parliament. 25th United Kingdom Parliament]
They were both two of the original members of The Souls.