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between 1870 and 1873, he became Depute Master of Lodge
Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2, on 1 August 1853. Lord Rosslyn was the Grand Master of the modern Masonic Great Priory of Scotland from 1884 until his death in 1890. He was also the Grand Master of the
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Works by or about Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
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The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling
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Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage
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James Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn
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