David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk facts for kids
David Carnegie in 1923
|
||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1901 London, Great Britain |
|||||||||||||
| Died | 7 November 1963 (aged 62) Binfield, Bracknell Forest, England |
|||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||
|
Medal record
|
||||||||||||||
David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie (born September 24, 1901 – died November 7, 1963) was a Scottish nobleman and a talented athlete. He was known as the 11th Earl of Northesk. He is best remembered for winning a bronze medal in the exciting sport of skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics. He also served his country during World War II.
Contents
David Carnegie: Olympian and Earl
Early Life and Education
David Carnegie was born in London, England, on September 24, 1901. He was the only son of David Carnegie, who was the 10th Earl of Northesk, and Elizabeth Boyle Hallowes.
He went to two schools: St. Aubyns Preparatory School in Rottingdean and Gresham's School in Holt.
A Sporting Champion
.jpg)
David Carnegie became the 11th Earl of Northesk when his father passed away in 1921. He was a very skilled skeleton racer. Skeleton is a winter sport where a person rides a small sled head-first down a frozen track.
Lord Northesk won a bronze medal in skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. At one point, he even held the world record for skeleton. During the Olympics, he had a special experience: he rode a bobsled with King Albert I of Belgium on the famous St. Moritz track.
Serving His Country
Before his Olympic success, from 1921 to 1923, Lord Northesk was a reserve officer for the Coldstream Guards, which is a part of the British Army.
Later, during the Second World War, he served in the Intelligence Corps. This part of the army gathers important information. He finished his service in 1945 as a Major. After the war, he also managed a farm in Berkshire, England, while still carrying out his duties as a member of Parliament.
Family Life
Lord Northesk was married twice. His first marriage was to Jessica Ruth Brown Reinhard in 1923 in Chicago.
In 1929, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Vlasto in London. Although they did not have children together, they adopted a daughter named Phyllida Rosemary Carnegie, who was born in 1942.
David Carnegie, the 11th Earl of Northesk, passed away on November 7, 1963, at the age of 62. His cousin, John Carnegie, became the 12th Earl of Northesk after him.
