John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford
- John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford
Lieutenant-General John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford (4 October 1702 – 25 December 1749) was a Scottish peer and the first colonel of the Black Watch on its formation in 1739.
Lindsay was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1726, but later served in the Austrian and Russian armies before returning to Britain and taking command of the Black Watch.
He married Lady Jean Murray, but she died only 9 months after their marriage.
In 1734 he was Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England.
He was the last member of the Lindsay family to be buried in the mausoleum in the cemetery at Ceres, Fife, Scotland.
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