The Hon George Carre, Lord Nisbet (c. 1700 – 1766) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice and a

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Life

He was the son of John Carre or Ker (died 1737) of Cavers and West Nisbet, near

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in the Scottish Borders, and his second wife "Miss Home" daughter of

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. He was raised at Nisbet House. He studied law at the

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, and was an advocate in January 1725.An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: Brunton, Haig and Lockhart In 1727 he acquired and restored a ruinous tenement in

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(eventually compensating the Council for the acquisition in 1757). In 1733 he obtained lands at West Nisbet. In 1737

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corresponded with Carre, asking for employment as a governor to Carre's "cousins", Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington (1720–1794), and his travelling companion George Baillie (died 1738). In 1748 he became Sheriff of

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. In 1755 he succeeded Hew Dalrymple. Lord Drummore as a Senator of the College of Justice He died in

on 21 February 1766. His brother, Andrew Carre, died at Nisbet three days later. His position as Senator was filled by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.

Family

He was married with three unmarried daughters: Margaret, Grizel and Anne.James Boswell's Edinburgh Journals 1767–1786

References

1766 deaths 18th-century Scottish judges Senators of the College of Justice Year of birth uncertain Alumni of the University of Edinburgh {{Scotland-law-bio-stub