Patrick Nisbet, Lord Eastbank (1565–1648) was a long-lived 17th century Scottish landowner, judge and

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

Life

He was the son of

Henry Nisbet Henry Nisbet of Dean (floruit 1570–1608) was a Scottish merchant and Provost of Edinburgh. Life Nisbet was a textile merchant and clothier. In 1587 he supplied the French ambassador Monsieur de Courcelles with violet crimson cloth for his at ...

of Dean, Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1597, and his wife, Jonet Bannatyne. He was presumably therefore born in Dean House, just west of

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. He trained as a lawyer and practiced as an

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. In 1613 he purchased a tenement on the

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in Edinburgh from his half brother, James Nisbet, a burgess in the city. He owned at estate at Eastbank (location unknown) and also Dryden House near Pathhead in

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. In November 1636 he was elected a

(Lord of Session) replacing Lord Newhall who had died. He was knighted in 1638 by the Marquis of Hamilton. He was forced to resign as a Senator (with three others) in 1641 for crimes libelled against them. He wrote a will in 1647 and is said to have died on 4 January 1648. There is no specific record of his burial place, but it is likely he is buried with his parents and grandparents in the crypt of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh. It is noted that in 1669 a Patrick Nisbet of Dean purchased a baronetcy in

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. His birthplace, Dean House, was demolished in 1842 to create

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Family

He married Jean Arthur in June 1608. They had four children including

John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton (c. 1609–1687) was a Scottish judge remembered for his prosecution of the Covenanters. Life He was the son of Sir Patrick Nisbet, Lord Eastbank, a Lord of Session, in turn son of Henry Nisbet of Dean, Lord Provo ...

. His older brother

William Nisbet of Dean Sir William Nisbet of Dean (c. 1570 – c. 1630) was a 16th/17th century Scottish merchant who twice served as Provost of Edinburgh from 1616 to 1619 and 1622 to 1623. Life He was the son of Henry Nisbet of Dean, Provost of Edinburgh in 159 ...

was Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1616. His other brother was James Nisbet of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nisbet, Patrick 1565 births 1648 deaths Lawyers from Edinburgh Senators of the College of Justice