Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald
Charles Erskine | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Erskine, 1750 | |
| Lord Justice Clerk | |
| In office 1748–1763 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Elliot |
| Lord Advocate | |
| In office 1737–1742 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Craigie |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
| In office 1725–1737 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Binning |
| Succeeded by | William Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1680 |
| Died | 5 April 1763 (aged 82–83) |
| Spouse(s) |
Grizel Grierson
(m. 1712, divorced)Elizabeth Maxwell |
| Children | Charles and James |
| Parent(s) | Charles Erskine Christian Dundas |
Charles Erskine also spelled Areskine (1680 – 5 April 1763), of Tinwald and Barjarg, Dumfries, and Alva, Clackmannan was Lord Advocate, a Scottish judge, and a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1742.