Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes

Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes (10 May 1932 – 15 April 2005) was a Scottish nobleman.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Rothes
Born	Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie 10 May 1932 Chelsea, London, England
Died	15 April 2005 (aged 72) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Education	Eton College
Spouse(s)	Marigold Evans-Bevan ​ ​ (m. 1955)​
Children	James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes The Hon. Alexander Leslie
Parent(s)	Malcolm Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes Beryl Dugdale

The eldest son of the 20th Earl and Beryl Dugdale, he was educated at Eton and was a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1953. In 1955 he married Marigold Evans-Bevan of Wales, daughter of Sir David Evans-Bevan. They had two sons: James (b. 1958) and Alexander (b. 1962).

Birth

The earl was born Hon. Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie on 10 May 1932, the son of Malcolm Leslie and Beryl Violet Dulgdale.[1] Upon birth he became the master of Rothes, a title given to the heir of the earldom upon birth.

Earl of Rothes

Upon his father's death in 1974 he became Earl of Rothes. He was popular within Leslie and Glenrothes. In 2003, however he moved to England.

Death

Lord Rothes died on 15 April 2005, aged 72, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, James.[2] His son has currently had no children which means the earldom will be passed to his second eldest son Hon. Alexander Leslie.

References

1. "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
2. "No. 57680". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 2005. p. 8109.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Rothes