▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Conserv ative ▁politician ▁and ▁art ▁con no isseur . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁at ▁D une cht , ▁Aber de ens hire , ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁L inds ay , ▁ 2 6 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁C raw ford ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bal car res ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Em ily ▁Florence , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Colonel ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Edward ▁Boot le - Wil bra ham . ▁The ▁Hon . ▁Sir ▁Ron ald ▁L inds ay ▁was ▁his ▁younger ▁brother . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁and ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁His ▁family ▁had ▁extensive ▁min ing ▁interests ▁on ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Co al field ▁at ▁Ha igh ▁near ▁W igan ▁where ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁a ▁seat ▁at ▁Ha igh ▁Hall . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁W igan ▁Co al ▁and ▁Iron ▁Company ▁and ▁its ▁successor ▁the ▁W igan ▁Co al ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁at ▁ 4 3 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁and ▁having ▁refused ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁the ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁of ▁India , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps , ▁which ▁was ▁almost ▁un he ard ▁of ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁and ▁their ▁he irs ▁or ▁university ▁gradu ates ▁such ▁as ▁himself ▁were