Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Baronet (27 December 1718 – 4 July 1799) was a Scottish industrialist and politician. He was the only surviving son of Sir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet, M.P., by Lady Margaret Carmichael, the daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Hyndford and was educated at the

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(1733). He succeeded his father as a

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in the

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on 27 September 1753. St Monans windmill

In 1771, with his business partner, Robert Fall, he established the Newark Coal and Salt Company. Coal was extracted from land to the east of

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in Fife, and some used to heat salt pans which operated, in conjunction with the still-standing St Monan's Windmill, on the shore to the east of the village. Production at the salt pans employed 20 men and the colliery 36 men. Both saltpans and coal mine were linked by a waggonway to

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harbour, which was expanded and developed at Sir John's expense. He served as

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for Anstruther Burghs from 1766 to 1774, 1780–1783 and 1790–1793. He married Janet Fall, Queen of the Gypsies and the second daughter of James Fall, on 4 October 1750. Lady Anstruther was painted by

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in 1761. They had 3 surviving sons and a daughter. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Philip Anstruther-Paterson. Like his father, he had a personal library of some significance and books from his collection can be identified by the presence of his engraved bookplate.

References

*Burke's Peerage 107th ed. * * Anstruther, Sir John Anstruther, Sir John Alumni of the University of Glasgow Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Anstruther, Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1790–1796 John, 2nd Baronet {{Scotland-Great-Britain-MP-stub