David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie^[1]

1926 - 2023  (97 years)

• Birth	17 May 1926
  Education	Eton
  Occupation / Profession	- Chairman of Trans Europe Investment - Westpool Investment Trust - President of Royal Company Archers - Treasurer of Scout Association
  Occupation / Profession	1945 (18 years old)
  	Captain in the Scots Guards (2nd Battalion Germany)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1947 to 1948 (20 years old)
  	Aide-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief and High Commissioner to Austria
  Membership	From 1948 to 1949 (21 years old)
  	Aide-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief and High Commissioner to Malaya
  Occupation / Profession	1950 (23 years old)
  	Regular Army Reserve of Officers (RARO)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1961 to 1984 (34 years old)
  	Director of Schroder Wagg
  Occupation / Profession	1964 (37 years old)
  	Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Angus
  Occupation / Profession	From 1968 to 1982 (41 years old)
  	Ashdown Investment Trust
  Title	From 28 Dec 1968 to 26 Jun 2023 (42 years old)
  	- 13th Earl of Airlie [Scotland. 1639] - 13th Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen [Scotland. 1639] - 19th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie [Scotland. 1491]
  Occupation / Profession	From 1973 to 1977 (46 years old)
  	Chairman of Schroder Wagg
  Occupation / Profession	From 1977 to 1984 (50 years old)
  	Chairman of Shroders public limited company
  Honor	1981 (54 years old)
  	Officer of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (OStJ)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1984 to 1997 (57 years old)
  	Lord Chamberlain
  Occupation / Profession	1984 (57 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC)
  Membership	From 1984 to 1997 (57 years old)
  	Chancellor of Royal Victorian Order
  Honor	1984 (57 years old)
  	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
  Honor	1985 (58 years old)
  	Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1986 (59 years old)
  	Director of Baring Stratton Investment Trust
  Occupation / Profession	From 1987 to 1997 (60 years old)
  	Chairman of General Accident Fire and Life Assurance
  Occupation / Profession	From 1989 to 2001 (62 years old)
  	Lord-Lieutenant of Angus
  Occupation / Profession	1990 (63 years old)
  	Justice of the Peace (JP) in Angus
  Honor	1990 (63 years old)
  	Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Dundee
  Occupation / Profession	From 1994 (67 years old)
  	Chancellor of Abertay University Dundee
  Honor	1997 (70 years old)
  	Royal Victorian Chain
  Occupation / Profession	From 1998 (71 years old)
  	Permanent Lord-in-Waiting
  Occupation / Profession	From 1998 to 2002 (71 years old)
  	Trustees of Historic Royal Palaces
  Death	26 Jun 2023
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Patrick Ogilvy   (19 x Great Grandfather)  Alexandra Maria Bridget Coke           b. Date unknown             d. 1984  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  	01. Victoria Jean Marjorie Mabell Ogilvy           b. 21 Sep 1918             d. Date unknown > 02. Margaret Helen Isla Marion Ogilvy           b. 23 Jul 1920             d. Date unknown └─Iain Mark Tennant,  ,  m. 11 Jul 1946   > 03. Griselda Davina Roberta Ogilvy           b. 12 Jun 1924             d. 8 Jun 1977  (Age 52 years) └─Peter Edward Gerald Balfour,  ,  m. 6 Nov 1948,  div. 1968   + 04. David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie           b. 17 May 1926             d. 26 Jun 2023  (Age 97 years) └─Virginia Fortune Ryan           b. 9 Feb 1933             d. 16 Aug 2024  (Age 91 years),  m. 23 Oct 1952     05. Angus James Bruce Ogilvy           b. 14 Sep 1928  (Age 96 years) > 06. James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy           b. 28 Jun 1934             d. 3 Jan 2024  (Age 89 years) └─Magdalen June Ruth Ducas,  ,  m. 2 Jul 1959,  div. Date unknown   └─Caroline Child Villiers,  ,  m. 1980
  Person ID	P6870	Europe
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie           b. 18 Jul 1893             d. 28 Dec 1968 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Alexandra Maria Bridget Coke           b. Date unknown             d. 1984
  Marriage	17 Jul 1917
  Age at Marriage	David was 24 years old. Alexandra was ?? old. They were married for 51 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F3350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Virginia Fortune Ryan           b. 9 Feb 1933             d. 16 Aug 2024 (Age 91 years)  [2]
  Marriage	23 Oct 1952
  Age at Marriage	David was 26 years and 5 months old. Virginia was 19 years and 8 months old. Their age difference is 6 years and 9 months. They were married for 70 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Doune Mabell Ogilvy           b. 13 Aug 1953 (Age 71 years)     2. Jane Fortune Margaret Ogilvy           b. 24 Jun 1955 (Age 70 years)     3. David John Ogilvy, 14th Earl of Airlie           b. 9 Mar 1958 (Age 67 years)     4. Bruce Patrick Mark Ogilvy           b. 7 Apr 1959 (Age 66 years)     5. Elizabeth Clementina Ogilvy           b. 4 Jun 1965 (Age 60 years)     6. Patrick Alexander Ogilvy           b. 24 Mar 1971 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F3362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 58 - Column 2 and Page 60 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). Listed as the 8th Earl of Airlie [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 58 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).