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James Wemyss (British Army Officer)
James Wemyss may refer to: * James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (died 1682), husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss * James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699–1756), grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer * James Wemyss (1726–1786), son of the preceding, Scottish MP * James Erskine Wemyss (1789–1854), grandson of the preceding, Scottish admiral and MP * James Hay Erskine Wemyss (1829–1864), son of the preceding, Scottish MP * James Wemyss (New Zealand politician) (1828–1909), Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand * James Wemyss (British Army officer) (1748–1833), major during American Revolutionary War at Battle of Fishdam Ford The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morni ... See also * James Weams (1851–1911), aka James Wemyss, Durham comedian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland
James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (bef. 1657 – December 1682) was a Scottish peer. Weymss was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry. On 28 March 1672, he married his cousin, Lady Margaret Wemyss and they later had three surviving children: *Lady Anna (18 October 1675 – 1702), married David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven. *Lady Margaret (1 April 1677 – 29 March 1763), married David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk (1675 – 14 January 1729) was a Scottish peer and politician. He was born the son of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Lindsay. He was invested as a Privy Councillor of Scotland in 1698 and .... * David, later 4th Earl of Wemyss (1678–1720). Almost a month after his marriage, Wemyss was created Lord Burntisland for life and died in 1682. References 1682 deaths Year of birth uncertain 17th-century Scottish peers Life peers created by Charles II Members of the Parliament of Scotland 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wemyss, 5th Earl Of Wemyss
James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (30 August 169921 March 1756) was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss. On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris, and they had four children: * David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss (1721–1787) *Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss Francis Wemyss Charteris (21 October 172324 August 1808) was a Scottish landowner who claimed to be 7th Earl of Wemyss. Life Charteris was the second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss and his wife Janet, daughter of the very wealthy Colo ... (1723–1808) * James Wemyss (1726–1786) *Frances Wemyss (died 1789) In 1730, he was key to securing the release his father-in-law from Newgate Prison after he was sentenced to hang for the capital felony of rape. His second son, Francis, the seventh Earl, legally changed his name to Charteris, his mother's maiden name, on his inheritance of Colonel Charteris's estates and fortune built upon g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wemyss (1726–1786)
James Wemyss (23 February 1726 – 10 May 1786) was a Scottish naval officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1763 to 1784. Early life Wemyss was born on 23 February 1726. Wemyss was the third and youngest son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss by his wife Janet Charteris. Wemyss was educated in Edinburgh. His eldest brother, David, Lord Elcho, was attainted in 1746, and his other older brother, Francis, adopted the name Charteris as heir to their maternal grandfather Francis Charteris, a Scottish soldier and adventurer who earned a substantial sum of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble. Therefore, James was named heir to the Wemyss estates, including Wemyss Castle, by a new entail of 31 July 1750. The 5th Earl of Wemyss died in 1756. Career Wemyss served in the British Navy, as a Midshipman R.N. 1741; was promoted to Lieutenant in 1745. However, his progress was slow, and soon after succeeding to the Wemyss estates, his brother Francis wrote t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Erskine Wemyss
James Erskine Wemyss (9 July 1789 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral. He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Fife, sitting until 1831. He represented the county again from 1832 to 1847. By his wife Lady Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll, he was father of James Hay Erskine Wemyss James Hay Erskine Wemyss (29 August 1829 – 29 March 1864) was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death. Family He was the son of James Erskine Wemyss by his wife Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Er ..., also later MP for Fife. See also * References * http://thepeerage.com/p1087.htm#i10869 * https://web.archive.org/web/20111003160503/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Fcommons.htm External links * 1789 births 1854 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hay Erskine Wemyss
James Hay Erskine Wemyss (29 August 1829 – 29 March 1864) was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death. Family He was the son of James Erskine Wemyss by his wife Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll. On 17 April 1855, at All Saints' Church, Knightsbridge, he married Millicent Anne Mary, daughter of the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine and his wife Lady Augusta FitzClarence. She was the granddaughter of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Their children included *Mary Frances Erskine Wemyss (1856–1936) married Cecil Stratford Paget 28 February 1882 *Dora Mina (1856–1894), who married Lord Henry Grosvenor and was the mother of William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster * Randolph Gordon (1858–1908), who inherited the Wemyss estates and is the ancestor of the present Chief of Clan Wemyss *Hugo Erskine Wemyss (1861–1933), comptroller of the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg's househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wemyss (New Zealand Politician)
James Balfour Wemyss (28 October 1828 – 13 July 1909) was a 19th-century member of Parliament for Nelson, New Zealand. Early life Wemyss was born on 28 October 1828 at Wemyss Hall near Cupar in Fife, Scotland. He was the eldest son son of Major James Balfour Wemyss (1799–1871) and Susan (). He attended Edinburgh Academy and matriculated in 1847. He was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge on 17 April 1847 and migrated to Jesus College on 16 October 1847. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1851. Life in New Zealand Wemyss came to New Zealand in 1852 on the ''Agra'' and took up large sheep runs. Broadlands Station was a sheep station in Canterbury, located north of the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri. It was made up of four individual runs: 40, 74, 85, and 95. After his arrival, Wemyss bought run 40, the western part Broadlands, from John Studholme. On 5 November 1853, Wemyss bought run 95 from Studholme. Wemyss sold those two runs to John Cracroft Wilson on 8 August 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wemyss (British Army Officer)
James Wemyss may refer to: * James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (died 1682), husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss * James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699–1756), grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer * James Wemyss (1726–1786), son of the preceding, Scottish MP * James Erskine Wemyss (1789–1854), grandson of the preceding, Scottish admiral and MP * James Hay Erskine Wemyss (1829–1864), son of the preceding, Scottish MP * James Wemyss (New Zealand politician) (1828–1909), Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand * James Wemyss (British Army officer) (1748–1833), major during American Revolutionary War at Battle of Fishdam Ford The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morni ... See also * James Weams (1851–1911), aka James Wemyss, Durham comedian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Fishdam Ford
The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morning of November 9, 1780, late in the American Revolutionary War. Wemyss was wounded and captured in the attack, which failed because of heightened security in Sumter's camp and because Wemyss did not wait until dawn to begin the attack. Background Pursuant to the British "southern strategy" for winning the American Revolutionary War, British forces had captured Charleston, South Carolina early in 1780, and had driven Continental Army forces from South Carolina. Following his successful routing of a second Continental Army at Camden in August 1780, British General Lord Cornwallis paused with his army in the Waxhaws region of northern South Carolina. Believing British and Loyalist forces to be in control of Georgia and South Carolina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
