Background
David Carnegie was the second son of Robert Carnegie, 13th Earl of Northesk, and Jean Margaret MacRae. Lord Northesk inherited the earldom on his father"s death in 1994, his elder brother having been accidentally drowned in infancy.
David Carnegie was the second son of Robert Carnegie, 13th Earl of Northesk, and Jean Margaret MacRae. Lord Northesk inherited the earldom on his father"s death in 1994, his elder brother having been accidentally drowned in infancy.
He was later one of the 92 peers elected to remain in the House following the passing of the House of Lords Acting 1999. In the House of Lords, he spoke on topics relating to civil liberties and privacy, and spoke out against the Identity Cards Acting 2006 and new online copyright laws such as those contained in the Digital Economy Acting 2010. Lord Northesk married Jacqueline Dundas Reid in 1979.
They had four children:
Alexander Robert Macrae Carnegie, Lord Rosehill (born 16 November 1980, committed suicide 31 August 2001)
Lady Sarah Louise Mary Carnegie (born 29 October 1982)
Lady Fiona Jean Elizabeth Carnegie (born 24 March 1987)
Lady Sophie Margaret Jean Carnegie (born 9 January 1990)
He was 20 years old.
His vacated seat in the House of Lords triggered a by-election for a Conservative hereditary peer to replace him.
He thereby became a member of the House of Lords, where he sat on the Conservative benches.