James of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar

Who was James of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar?

James Clifton of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar was a Scottish peer.

He was born James Clifton Lane, and was officially recognized in the style of Mar by warrant of the Lord Lyon in 1959 on being recognised as Heir Presumptive of Lionel Erskine-Young, 29th Earl of Mar, his first cousin once removed, and from then on was known as The Master of Mar until he succeeded as 30th Earl in 1965.

His only son, David, The Master of Mar, Lord Garioch, died in 1967, and when Lord Mar died in 1975 he was succeeded by his elder daughter, Margaret of Mar, Mistress of Mar.