Robert Dalzell, 1st Lord Dalzell (c.1550−1636), known as Sir Robert Dalzell from 1602 to 1628, was a

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nobleman who raised to the

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as a Lord of Parliament in the

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on 18 September 1628, by King Charles I. He was the son of Robert Dalzell of that Ilk and Janet Hamilton. He married Margaret Crichton, daughter of Sir Robert Crichton of Cluny on 28 March 1580, and together they had eight children. He died in July 1636 and was succeeded in his peerage title by his eldest son, Robert Dalzell, who was later to be created '' Earl of Carnwath''. His second son, the Honourable Sir John Dalzell, was to be the father of Sir Robert Dalzell, 1st Baronet, whose descendants were to be subsequent Earls of Carnwath.

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1550s births 1636 deaths Robert Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1628–1633 Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) Peers of Scotland created by Charles I {{Lord-of-Parliament-stub

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