David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres | |
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| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 12 April 1922 – 19 October 1922 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Peel |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Baird, Bt |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Sir Alfred Mond, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Baird, Bt |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 10 January 1919 – 1 April 1921 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Lord Downham |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Peel |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 15 December 1916 – 10 January 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Earl Curzon of Kedleston |
| Succeeded by | Bonar Law |
| President of the Board of Agriculture | |
| In office 11 July 1916 – 5 December 1916 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Selborne |
| Succeeded by | Rowland Prothero |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 11 October 1903 – 4 December 1905 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Henry Torrens Anstruther |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Lewis |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 1 February 1913 – 8 March 1940 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 26th Earl of Crawford |
| Succeeded by | The 28th Earl of Crawford |
| Member of Parliament for Chorley | |
| In office 7 June 1895 – 31 January 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Feilden |
| Succeeded by | Henry Hibbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1871 Dunecht, Aberdeenshire |
| Died | 8 March 1940 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Constance Pelly (d. 1947) |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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.