Philip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian, (18 April 1882 – 12 December 1940), known as
Philip Kerr until 1930, was a British politician, diplomat and newspaper editor. He was private secretary to Prime Minister
David Lloyd George between 1916 and 1921. After succeeding a cousin in the marquessate in 1930, he held minor office from 1931 to 1932 in the
National Government headed by
Ramsay Macdonald. From 1939 until his death in December 1940 he was
Ambassador to the United States.