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

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(died 1698), by his second wife, Hon. Catherine Alexander, eldest daughter of

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. He was a supporter of the

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. Subsequently he served under the

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as lieutenant-colonel of the

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. 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

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, Torphichen had three daughters, who died unmarried, and eight sons. Of the sons: * James, Master of Torphichen, a lieutenant in the

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, was badly wounded at the

Battle of Prestonpans The Battle of Prestonpans, also known as the Battle of Gladsmuir, was fought on 21 September 1745, near Prestonpans, in East Lothian, the first significant engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Jacobite forces, led by the Stuart exile C ...

, and died on 20 April 1749; * the second son,

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, who became eighth lord, was sheriff-depute of Mid-Lothian at the time of the

Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 The Jacobite rising of 1745, also known as the Forty-five Rebellion or simply the '45 ( gd, Bliadhna Theàrlaich, , ), was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took pl ...

, and was active then in Edinburgh; *Andrew and Robert, who were known as soldiers.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Torpichen, James Sandilands, 7th Lord Year of birth missing 1753 deaths 7th Queen's Own Hussars officers Lords of Parliament (pre-1707)