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James Sandilands (chemist)
James Sandilands may refer to: *James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen (c. 1511–1596), Scottish nobleman *James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie (before 1627 – after 1667), Scottish nobleman *James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie (1645–1681), a member of the Parliament of Scotland, was the son of James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie and Jean Lichtoun. His father's wasteful spending had resulted in the alienation of the family lan ... (1645–1681), Scottish nobleman * James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen (died 1753), Scottish nobleman and army officer * James Walter Sandilands (1874–1959), British army officer * James Sandilands (courtier) (died 1618), courtier to King James VI and I {{hndis, Sandilands, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen
James Sandilands (c. 1511 – c. 1579 or c. 1596) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the second son of Sir James Sandilands, 7th Lord of Calder. The feudal barony of Calder had belonged to the Sandilands family since 1348. Knight Hospitaller In December 1540 Sandilands was received into the Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, which by that time had its headquarters in Malta, and on 3 March 1541 was conferred with the ancientry of Torphichen (and later succeeded to the preceptorship in 1547. The Commander or Prior of the Knights in Scotland was the Preceptor of Torphichen, at that time, Sir Walter Lindsay. Lindsay recommended Sandilands to the Grand Master of the Knights as a potential candidate to succeed him. Sandilands spent the next several years at the headquarters of the Knights at Malta, and validated Lindsay's recommendation. In 1541 he received from the Grand Master the ''ancianitas'' (right of expectancy) to the Preceptory and, follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie
James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie (bef. 1627 – aft. 1667) was a Scottish nobleman, the son of Sir James Sandilands and Agnes Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk. He married Jean Lichtoun after 1643 and had two children: * James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie (1645–1681) * Anna Sandilands A wastrel and riotous liver, he rapidly ran into debt after his father's death in 1644. He was created Lord Abercrombie on 12 December 1647, but in 1649, he was forced to dispose of his property to settle his debts. The castle of Newark or St Monans and his other properties in Fife were sold to David Leslie, the Covenanter general. He lived abroad on the continent from 1650 to 1658. He divorced his wife on 13 March 1663 and, late that year, married Christian Fletcher. She has been identified as one of those who hid the Scottish regalia before the fall of Dunnottar Castle Dunnottar Castle ( gd, Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie
James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie (1645–1681), a member of the Parliament of Scotland, was the son of James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie and Jean Lichtoun. His father's wasteful spending had resulted in the alienation of the family lands in Fife in 1649, and Abercrombie seems to have spent most of his life in poverty. He died unmarried in Kinneff in 1681, and the lordship of parliament A Lord of Parliament ( sco, Laird o Pairlament) was the holder of the lowest form of peerage, entitled as of right to take part in sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Since that Union in 1707, it has been the lowest rank of the ... became extinct. ReferencesthePeerage.com 1645 births 1681 deaths Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) People associated with Aberdeenshire 17th-century Scottish politicians {{Scotland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen
James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen (died 1753) was a Scottish nobleman and army officer, a loyalist of the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion. Life He was the eldest surviving son of Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen (died 1698), by his second wife, Hon. Catherine Alexander, eldest daughter of William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling. He was a supporter of the Acts of Union 1707. Subsequently he served under the Duke of Marlborough as lieutenant-colonel of the 7th Dragoons. At the outbreak of the rebellion in 1715 Torphichen's regiment was stationed in Scotland, and on 17 October he made an attempt to drive the highlanders out of Seton House, but without success. He was also present with his regiment at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. In 1722 Torphichen was appointed a lord of police. He died on 10 August 1753. Family By his wife, Lady Jean Hume, youngest daughter of Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont, Torphichen had three daughters, who died unmarried, and eight sons. Of the sons: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Walter Sandilands
Major-General James Walter Sandilands (1874–1959) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander of British Troops in South China. Military career Sandilands joined the Militia as he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Manchester Regiment on 14 April 1895. He was later promoted to lieutenant in a militia battalion of the Gordon Highlanders. He transferred to the regular army as he was commissioned for a full-time appointment as second lieutenant in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 24 March 1897, and fought in the Mahdist War in 1898, for which he was mentioned in despatches and promoted to lieutenant on 28 September 1898.Hart′s Army list, 1903 He served in the Second Boer War with Mounted Infantry. During the war, he was present for operations in the Orange Free State from February to May 1900, then in Transvaal and the Orange River Colony during the rest of 1900. He took part in actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria in May and June 1900, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
