John Dalrymple (1734–1779) was a Scottish writer who twice served as

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(1770 and 1779). He wrote numerous political

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s, among which ''Answers for the

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John Dalrymple, Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh, and others; to the petition of James Stoddart, Esq; late old Provost, and James Stirling, Esq; late one of the

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s of said city, and others'' is the most widely preserved.

John Taylor of Caroline John Taylor (December 19, 1753August 21, 1824), usually called John Taylor of Caroline, was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1779–81, 1783–85, 1796–1800) and in the United States Senate (1792–94, 1803 ...

, in his ''Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Governments of the United States'', noted that he had read a "book ..written by a Sir John Dalrymple, an Englishman /nowiki>sic.html" ;"title="sic.html" ;"title="/nowiki>sic">/nowiki>sic">sic.html" ;"title="/nowiki>sic">/nowiki>sic/nowiki>, containing a proposition for a reunion between England [sic] and the United States, upon terms nearly similar to the constitution of Neuchattel" (p. 113). (Dalrymple was in fact a Scot, and the proposed reunion would have been with the Kingdom of Great Britain, not "England".) He lived at Queen Street, Edinburgh, Queen Street in

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. He is buried in the Covenanters Prison section of

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1734 births 1779 deaths Scottish political writers People of the Scottish Enlightenment Lord Provosts of Edinburgh Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard {{Scotland-writer-stub