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'''Walter Henry Erskine, Earl of Mar and of Kellie''' (17 December 1839 – 16 September 1888) was a Scottish peer.
==Biography==
Walter Henry was the son of [[Walter Coningsby Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie]] and Elise Youngson. He succeeded as 13th [[Earl of Kellie]]  on his father's death in 1872. Coningsby Erskine had pursued a claim for succession to the [[Earl of Mar|earldom of Mar]] which was unresolved on his death, but this claim was recognized in 1875 making Walter Henry the Earl of Mar also. However, this was modified in 1885 by a special Act of Parliament, limiting the claim to the [[Earl of Mar#Earls of Mar, seventh creation (1565) (as decided by the House of Lords in 1875)|seventh creation of the title]], leaving Walter the 11th Earl of Mar concurrently with [[John Goodeve-Erskine]], who was 27th Earl of Mar in [[Earl of Mar#Earls of Mar, first creation (1404) (as decided by Act of Parliament in 1885)|its first creation]]. There have thereafter been two earls of Mar at any one time.
He was a [[Freemasonry|Freemason]] and the Grand Master of the [[Grand Lodge of Scotland]] from 1882 to 1885.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Logan |first1=Norma Davies |title=Drink and Society: Scotland 1870–1914: thesis presented for the Degree of Ph.D. of the University of Glasgow |date=October 1983 |page=246-247 |url=https://theses.gla.ac.uk/712/1/1993loganphd.pdf |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>
On 14 October 1853, he married Mary Anne Forbes (1838–22 May 1927), daughter of William Forbes. They had nine children.
*[[Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865–1955)|Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie]] (1865&ndash;1955)
*Elyne Mary Erskine (1866–1891)
*Constance Elise Erskine (1869–1959)
*[[William Erskine (diplomat)|Rt. Hon. Sir William Augustus Forbes Erskine]] (1871&ndash;1952)
*Mary Erskine (1872–1873)
*Louisa Frances Erskine (b. 1875)
*Frances Elizabeth Erskine (b. 1877)
*Alice Maud Mary Erskine (b. 1878)
*Alexander Penrose Forbes Erskine (1881&ndash;1925)
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