▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Villa ▁La uder , ▁ 1 6 ▁via ▁St . ▁Leon ardo ▁Florence , ▁Italy ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁arist ocrat ▁and ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁ ▁Thomas ▁North ▁Dick - La uder ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Dick - La uder , ▁ 8 th ▁Baron et ▁and ▁Lady ▁Anne ▁Dal ry m ple , ▁the ▁second ▁daughter ▁of ▁North ▁Dal ry m ple , ▁ 9 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁St air . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁at ▁St . ▁C uth bert ' s , ▁Edinburgh . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁North ▁Dick ▁La uder ▁was ▁served ▁he ir ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁Sir ▁John ▁Dick - La uder , ▁ 8 th ▁Baron et . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁R if le ▁Regiment ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁His ▁principal ▁resid ences ▁were ▁F ount ain hall , ▁Pen ca it land ▁in ▁East ▁L oth ian , ▁and ▁G range ▁House , ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁Club , ▁the ▁Junior ▁Carl ton ▁Club ▁( both ▁in ▁London ) ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Club ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁un mar ried ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded