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David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres, KT, PC, DL, FRS, FSA (10 October 1871 – 8 March 1940), styled Lord Balcarres or Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913, was a British Conservative politician and art connoisseur.
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres. (1871-1940), Politician, Lord Privy Seal and art connoisseur; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter in 25 portraits.
Art historian of Italian Renaissance sculpture, reformer of the South Kensington Museum, and politician. Lindsay was the son of James Ludovic Lindsay, twenty-sixth earl of Crawford and ninth earl of Balcarres (1847-1913) and Emily Florence (Bootle-Wilbraham) Lindsay (1848-1934).
Biography. David, 27th Earl of Crawford, was also known as the 10th Earl of Balcarres, Lord Balniel, and Baron of Wigan. He turned down the Viceroyship of India to serve as a private in the Medical Corps where he treated up to 1000 patients a day during World War I. In 1921 he was made Knight of the Thistle.
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- October 10, 1871
- Constance Lilian (Pelly) Lindsay
- March 8, 1940
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Inherited library and collection of prints on French history formed by his father, the 26th Earl (1847-1913), which he sold at Sotheby's on 27/8 April and 1/2 December 1925. Many prints were acquired by the BM, before, during or after the sale.
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964) National Portrait Gallery, London
