RARE “9th Earl of Airlie\" David Ogilvy Hand Signed 3X4.5 Card Dated 1839 For Sale

Up for sale a RARE! "9th Earl of Airlie" David Ogilvy Signed 3X4.5 Card Dated 1839. 

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David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie (16 December 1785 – 20 August 1849)

was a British peer. David

was the youngest son of Walter Ogilvy, who was de jure 8th Earl of Airlie, and Jean Ogilvy.

On 26 May 1826 he succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Airlie, after his

honours were restored by Act of Parliament. He succeeded also to the titles of 10th

Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and 4th Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen. He gained

the rank of captain in the service of the 42nd Regiment of Foot. Between 1833 and 1849 he held the

office of Representative peer of

Scotland. David held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Angus which

in that time it was known as Forfarshire. According to the Legacies of British Slave-Ownership at the University College London,

Airlie was awarded a payment as a slave trader in the aftermath of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 with

the Slave Compensation Act

1837. The British Government took out a £15 million loan (worth

£1.43 billion in 2021) with interest from Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Moses Montefiore which was subsequently paid off by the

British taxpayers (ending in 2015). Airlie was associated with "T71/865 St

Andrew claim no. 543 (Ferry Pen)", he owned 59 slaves in Jamaica and received a £1,362 payment at the time (worth

£130,211 in 2021). He died aged 63 at Regent Street, London, England. In May 1851 his will was probated.