Back David Lindsay, 27. Earl of Crawford German David Lindsay (27e comte de Crawford) French David Lindsay, XXVII conte di Crawford Italian David Lindsay (27. hrabia Crawford) Polish Линдси, Дэвид, 27-й граф Кроуфорд Russian
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[1] (10 October 1871 – 8 March 1940), styled Lord Balcarres or Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913, was a British Conservative politician and art connoisseur.