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James Seton (died 1673)
James Seton may refer to: *Sir James Seton (died 1606), commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1593 and 1596, represented Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) *James Seton (died 1673), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1665 and 1672 *James Seton (died 1702), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1673 and 1686 *James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 1694), Scottish peer * James Alexander Seton James Alexander Seton (1816 – 2 June 1845) was the last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil. Early life James Alexander Seton was born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 1816, the son of Colonel James Seton and Margaret Findla ... (1816–1845), last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil See also * James Seaton (other) {{hndis, Seton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Seton (died 1606)
James Seton may refer to: *Sir James Seton (died 1606), commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1593 and 1596, represented Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) *James Seton (died 1673), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1665 and 1672 *James Seton (died 1702), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1673 and 1686 *James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 26 December 1694) was a Scottish peer. James Seton was a younger son of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, and succeeded to the title at the death of his brother, Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfe ... (died 1694), Scottish peer * James Alexander Seton (1816–1845), last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil See also * James Seaton (other) {{hndis, Seton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Dunbartonshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Palace of Westminster, Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also Westminster) from 1801 to 1950. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Dunbartonshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Dunbartonshire . History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the Plurality voting system, first past the post system until the seat was split in 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Boundaries The constituency was created to cover the county of Dumbarton (later ''Dunbarton'') minus any parliamentary burgh or part thereof within the Counties of Scotland, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Seton (died 1673)
James Seton may refer to: *Sir James Seton (died 1606), commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1593 and 1596, represented Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) *James Seton (died 1673), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1665 and 1672 *James Seton (died 1702), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1673 and 1686 *James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 1694), Scottish peer * James Alexander Seton James Alexander Seton (1816 – 2 June 1845) was the last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil. Early life James Alexander Seton was born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 1816, the son of Colonel James Seton and Margaret Findla ... (1816–1845), last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil See also * James Seaton (other) {{hndis, Seton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stirlingshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Stirling elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. From 1708 Stirlingshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of shire commissioners * 1612: Alexander Seton of Kilcreuch * 1644: Sir Thomas Nicolson of Carnock * 1648: Laird of Polmala (Murray) * 1648: Laird of Garden (Stirling) * 1649: Sir James Hope of Keir * 1649–50: Sir James Hope of Hopton * 1649–50: George Buchanan of that Ilk * 1650: Sir Charles Erskine * 1661–63: John Murray of Touchedame and Polmais * 1661: James Livingstone, 1st Viscount Kilsyth (died 1661) * 1662–63: John Buchanan of that Ilk * 1665 convention: William Murray of Donypace * 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–72: James Seton the elder of Touch * 1667 convention: Charles Erskine of Alvey * 1669–74, 1678 (convention): Sir John Stirling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Seton (died 1702)
James Seton may refer to: *Sir James Seton (died 1606), commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1593 and 1596, represented Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) *James Seton (died 1673), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1665 and 1672 *James Seton (died 1702), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1673 and 1686 *James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 1694), Scottish peer * James Alexander Seton James Alexander Seton (1816 – 2 June 1845) was the last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil. Early life James Alexander Seton was born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 1816, the son of Colonel James Seton and Margaret Findla ... (1816–1845), last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil See also * James Seaton (other) {{hndis, Seton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Seton, 4th Earl Of Dunfermline
James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 26 December 1694) was a Scottish peer. James Seton was a younger son of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, and succeeded to the title at the death of his brother, Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline, at some point in 1677. He married Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly and Mary Grant, about 6 July 1682. Like his father, James was a Jacobite, and he joined the rising led by Viscount Dundee in 1689. James was Dundee's cavalry commander for most of the rising, and he led a troop of horse at the Battle of Killiecrankie in July 1689. After Dundee's death at the battle, James stayed with the rising as one of its senior figures until mid-1690. In the same year, he was outlawed and forfeited his estates and title. He then joined the deposed James VII at St. Germains, who conferred on him the Order of the Thistle. In 1694 James Seton died with no issue, thereby ending the earldom of Dunfermline. His prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Seton
James Alexander Seton (1816 – 2 June 1845) was the last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil. Early life James Alexander Seton was born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 1816, the son of Colonel James Seton and Margaret Findlater. He was of Scottish descent, being a descendant of the Earls of Dunfermline. His grandfather was Vice-Admiral James Seton, governor of St Vincent in the Caribbean. Thanks to inherited money, he was a wealthy man with no need to work for a living. Seton served briefly as a cavalry officer. In March 1837 he purchased the rank of cornet. He served until March 1838 and was attached to the 3rd, 11th and 12th Light Dragoons. He never attained a higher rank and his short military career ended around six years before the duel. Despite this he is styled "Captain Seton" in some histories of the event. He married Anne Susannah Wakefield in May 1838 and they had one child, Marion Frances.Beardsley (2011),p. 170 The quarrel Some time during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
