Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet (1789–5 June 1834) was a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army (1828).

Biography

Fraser was descended from Alexander Fraser, second son of

Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat Early life According to James Balfour Paul's 1908 volume 5 of ''The Scots Peerage'', Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat was the son of Thomas Fraser of Lovat but it is not known who Thomas's wife was. Hugh succeeded his father before May 1455 and as ...

(1426), and was the second son of Sir William 1st Baronet, F.R.S. by Elizabeth, daughter of James Farquharson, esq., merchant, of London; and succeeded to the title, 23 December 1827, on the death of his brother Sir William Fraser, 2nd Baronet.Nichols, John. ''The Gentleman's magazine'', E. Cave, 1834
Issue for September 1834
by Sylvanus Urban
p. 316
/ref> Fraser served with the 7th Hussars in Spain during the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

, and was on the staff of the

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during the

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.Anderson, William. ''The Scottish nation: or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland'', A. Fullarton, 186
p. 264
/ref> He died on 5 June 1834, at his seat, Uddens House, Dorsetshire, after a short illness, aged 45, leaving a widow and three sons. There are memorial inscriptions to Fraser in All Saints' Church,

Langton Long Blandford Langton Long Blandford is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited by the River Stour, approximately southeast of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 120. Forming ...

, at

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, Dorset and on the family memorial tablet in Boleskine Old Churchyard, Drumtemple, Invernesshire.

Family

The eldest son,

Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet (10 February 182617 August 1898), of Pilton House, near Barnstaple, Devon, was an English politician, author and collector. He was elected member of parliament for Barnstaple (Devon) in 1852, and again in ...

was born in 1826, graduated B.A. and M.A. at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1847 was appointed an officer in the

1st Life Guards The 1st Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards and 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated ...

, and subsequently captain. In 1852 and 1857 he was the member of parliament for Barnstaple. His brother,

Charles Craufurd Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gregan Craufurd GCB (12 February 1763 – 26 March 1821) was a British soldier. He was born in Golden Square, London, the second son of Sir Alexander Crauford of Kilbirnie, 1st Baronet and his wife, Jane Crokatt. ...

, was a Lieutenant-Colonel 11th Hussars, V.C. 1861, was at one time '' aide-de-camp'' to the

lord-lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the King ...

, and distinguished himself in India. The youngest brother, James Keith, was in 1860 a captain first life guards.

References

7th Queen's Own Hussars officers British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1834 deaths 1789 births {{UK-army-bio-stub