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. The second son of

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, he was infeft on 6 June 1672. By

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of 10 February and June 1674, he married Anna Lundin, second daughter of Dame Margaret Lundin of that Ilk and Robert Maitland, brother of the Duke of Lauderdale. Their children were: * Charles, who was " palsied" and died without issue in 1712 * James, the second son, in whose favour Carnegie executed an

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on 13 September 1703 * Margaret, who married

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* Jean, who married her first cousin Alexander Blair of Kinfauns, Perthshire; their daughter Margaret married

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. Anna Carnegie died on 3 September 1694. Carnegie of Finavon represented

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from 1669 to 1674. He was made captain of a new company in the Scots Regiment of Guards on 25 August 1674 and served at the

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before resigning his commission in 1680. He then served as commissioner for

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in 1686, from 1698 to 1702, and again from 1702 to 1707. He died at Edinburgh and was buried in the Abbey Church.

References

* Sir James Balfour Paul, ''The Scots Peerage''
volume VI
(Edinburgh, 1909) pages 497-499 * Charles Dalton,
The Scots Army 1661-1688
' (London and Edinburgh, 1909) Part II, page 22, note 1 * Joseph Foster,
Members of Parliament, Scotland
'' (London and Aylesbury, 1882) page 65 {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnegie, James 1707 deaths Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Scots Guards officers Year of birth unknown James Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1669–1674 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1685–1686 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1689–1702 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 Younger sons of earls