Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Who was Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne?

Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a Scottish peer and the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore. His exact date of birth is unknown but he was baptised on 12 July 1699.

Although his brother the third son and fifth Earl was to display the family’s royalist sympathies when he joined the Jacobite cause, and was slain at the battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715, Charles, the 6th Earl was not directly implicated in the rebellion and although both his family seats were visited by the Old Pretender, he was not disturbed in his rights. On 25 July 1725 he married Lady Susan Cochrane, daughter of John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald. Earl Charles was killed in an unfortunate brawl at Forfar by Carnegie of Finhaven in May 1728 and left no heir.