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David Leslie, 6th Earl Of Leven
David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven (4 May 1722 – 9 June 1802) was the son of Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven. Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons 1759–61; Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland; a Lord of Police 1772–82; High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1783–1801. In 1767 he was living at Gayfield House in Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t .... He sold the house in the late 18th century to Sir John Wardlaw of Pitreavie. On 29 July 1747, he married Wilhelmina Nisbet, daughter of William Nisbet and they had eight children: * Lady Mary Elizabeth Leslie (1767–1820) *Lady Charlotte Leslie (1761–1830) * Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven (1749–1820) *The Hon. William Leslie (Melville) (1751–17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl Of Leven
Alexander Melville (also Alexander Leslie), 5th Earl of Leven (28 May 1695 – 2 September 1754) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life He was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven (1660–1728) and Lady Anne Wemyss (1675–1702). His mother was the eldest daughter of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Lady Margaret Wemyss, ''suo jure'' Countess of Wemyss (the only daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss). Career Following the death of his nephew in 1729 (his elder brother predeceased their father in 1721), he inherited the earldoms of Leven and Melville. Lord Leven served as a Lord of Session from 1734 to 1754; Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons 1741 to 1742; High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1741 to 1753; a Representative Peer for Scotland from 1747 to 1754; and a Lord of Police 1754. Personal life On 23 February 1721, he married Mary Erskine, a daughter of Col. Hon. John Erskine of Carnock (third son of David Erskine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl Of Elgin
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session)Elgin, 1633 at cracroftspeerage.co.uk (Cracroft's Peerage online). Retrieved 23 October 2012 and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte (1739–1810), who later became |
1722 Births
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Earl Of Melville
Earl of Melville is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for the Scottish soldier and statesman George Melville, 4th Lord Melville. He was made Lord Raith, Monymaill and Balwearie and Viscount of Kirkcaldy at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He married Catherine Leslie, daughter of Alexander Leslie, Lord Balgonie, and granddaughter of Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven. Lord Melville was succeeded upon his death in 1707 by his eldest surviving son, David, who already in 1681 had succeeded to the earldom of Leven through his mother. The two earldoms have since remained united. For further history of the titles, see Earl of Leven. The title Lord Melville, of Monymaill, was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1616 for Robert Melville, an Extraordinary Lord of Session under the judicial title Lord Murdochairnie, with remainder to his elder brother, John Melville. He was succeeded by his son, Robert, the second Lord. He was a Lord of Session u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Leven
Earl of Leven (pronounced "''Lee''-ven") is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1641 for Alexander Leslie. He was succeeded by his grandson Alexander, who was in turn followed by his daughters Margaret and Catherine (who are usually not included in the numbering of the Earls). Thereafter, there was a dispute relating to succession to the title between David Melville and John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes. However, in 1681, Melville's claim was admitted after the Duke of Rothes died. In 1707, Melville succeeded to the title Earl of Melville, and thereafter the earldoms have been united. The other titles held by the Earl are: Viscount of Kirkaldie (created 1690), Lord Melville of Monymaill (1616), Lord Balgonie (1641), Lord Raith, Monymaill and Balwearie (1690). All are in the Peerage of Scotland. The heir apparent to the Earldoms is styled Lord Balgonie. The family seat is Glenferness House, near Nairn, Highland. Earls of Leven (1641) *Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier
Francis Scott Napier, 8th Lord Napier (23 February 1758 – 1 August 1823) was a British peer and army officer. Biography Napier was born in Ipswich in 1758, the son of William Napier (later 7th Lord Napier) and his wife, Mary, a daughter of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart. Inheriting his father's title on 2 January 1775, Napier was earlier commissioned into the 31st Foot in 1774 and was promoted to a lieutenant in 1776. After serving with General Burgoyne in Canada, he fought in the American Revolutionary War with the Convention Army under Burgoyne at the time of their defeat and surrender at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. After release from captivity at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he purchased a captain's commission in the 35th Foot in 1779 and transferred to the 4th Foot in 1784, becoming a major soon afterwards. On 13 April 1784, Napier married Maria Margaret Clavering (c.1756–1821), the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Clavering, at St George's, Hano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ramsay, 8th Earl Of Dalhousie
George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie (1730 – 15 November 1787) was a Scottish peer. He served as a Lord of Police (1775–82) and the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and was a representative Scottish peer (1774–1787). Dalhousie was the second surviving son of George, Lord Ramsay (''dvp'' 25 May 1783) and was the grandson of William Ramsay, 6th Earl of Dalhousie (1660 – 1739). His mother, Jean Maule, was the daughter of Hon. Harry Maule of Kellie and thus the niece of the attainted Earl of Panmure. He succeeded to the Maule estates with remainder to his second son, William Ramsay. Marriage and issue On 30 July 1767, he married Elizabeth Glen and they had 12 children: *Lady Jane Ramsay (20 May – 11 September 1768) *Lady Elizabeth Ramsay (6 September 1769 – 17 June 1848), married Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 5th Baronet * George, Lord Ramsey (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), succeeded as 9th Earl * Hon. William Ramsay (27 October 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl Of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway ( – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life Alexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury and Privy Councillor of Scotland who opposed the Union between England and Scotland. He had three younger brothers, Lt.-Gen. Hon. James Stewart (an MP for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire), Capt. Hon. William Stewart (also an MP for Wigtown Burghs), and Hon. George Stewart, who died while a student at Edinburgh University. His sisters included Lady Margaret Stewart (wife of James Carnegie, 5th Earl of Southesk and John St Clair, Master of Sinclair, eldest son and heir apparent of Henry St Clair, 10th Lord Sinclair) and Lady Euphemia Stewart (wife of Alexander Murray of Broughton). His paternal grandparents were Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway and the former Lady Mary Douglas (eldest daughter of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayfield House
Broughton () is an ancient feudal barony, today within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Ancient barony The feudal barony of Broughton in the 16th and 17th centuries was in the hands of the Bellenden family, who had made their money in the legal profession. Sir John Bellenden of Broughton, Knt., (d. 1 October 1576) who was present at the Coronation of King James VI in 1567, possessed the barony of Broughton, with the additional superiorities of the Canongate and North Leith, having therein nearly two thousand vassals, according to Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit, writing in 1754. Broughton passed to his son, Sir Lewis Bellenden, Knt., (d. 27 August 1591) Lord Justice-Clerk and a Lord of Session, who is cited as one of the Ruthven Raiders and ultimately to William Bellenden, 1st Lord Bellenden of Broughton (d. 6 September 1671). The area was once known for its witchcraft. Development Scattered houses on the farmlands which originally made up Broughton eventually gave way to mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grand Masters Of The Grand Lodge Of Scotland
This is a list of Grand Master Masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland: # 1736–1737: William St Clair of Roslin # 1737–1738: George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie # 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740) # 1739–1740: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (G.M. of England; 1741) # 1740–1741: Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (G.M. of England; 1744) # 1741–1742: Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven # 1742–1743: William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock # 1743–1744: James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss # 1744–1745: James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray # 1745–1746: Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan # 1746–1747: William Nisbet # 1747–1748: Francis Wemyss-Charteris (de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss) # 1748–1749: Hugh Seton # 1749–1750: Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine (Jacobite Earl of Mar) # 1750–1751: Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton # 1751–1752: James Hay, Lord Boyd (afterwards 15th Earl of Erroll) # 1752–1753: Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Leslie (British Army Officer)
The Honourable William Leslie (8 August 1751 – 3 January 1777) was a British nobleman and soldier. He was the second son of the Earl of Leven and Melville from Scotland and a captain in the 17th Foot of the British Army during the American War of Independence. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Princeton and buried with military honours by American General George Washington at Pluckemin, New Jersey. Early life Leslie was born on 8 August 1751 to David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven and Wilhelmina Nisbet. He was the nephew of General Alexander Leslie. During the summer of 1767, he became a friend of Benjamin Rush, who was then studying medicine at University of Edinburgh and had visited the estate of the Earl of Leven. Military career In 1771, he joined the 42nd Highlanders; then switched to the 17th Foot and was promoted to lieutenant in 1773, and to captain in 1776. Sent to America in 1776, he served in the Battle of Long Island and the Battle of Fort Washington. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
