Background
Born the youngest son of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Carnegie was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1832.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Born the youngest son of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Carnegie was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1832.
Promoted to Captain in 1845, he was given command of HMS Horatio. He commanded HMS Tribune and then HMS Leander in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. Later he commanded HMS Edinburgh before being appointed Fourth Naval Lord in 1859.
He went on to be Captain of HMS Colossus in 1862 and Commodore of the Coast Guard Service at Harwich in 1863.
14th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1841 to 1847.