Hew Dalrymple, Lord Drummore (1690–1755) was a Scottish judge and

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland 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 ...

Life

He was born in

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on 30 November 1690 the son of Hew Dalrymple, of North Berwick and his wife, Marion Hamilton, daughter of

Robert Hamilton, Lord Presmennan Robert Hamilton, Lord Presmennan (1633–1693) was a Scottish landowner, judge and Senator of the College of Justice Life He was born on 3 August 1633 in Barncleuch or Barncluith in Lanarkshire the son of James Hamilton of Barncluith (now ...

. The family had estates at

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and in Edinburgh. They also had estates in Ayrshire linked to Hew's paternal grandfather, Viscount Stair. His father was an advocate and Dean of the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. In 1697 his father was created Baronet of North Berwick by King William and became President of the Court of Session in 1698, and was MP for New Galloway from 1696 to 1702 and in 1703 represented North Berwick. In 1706 he was one of the commissioners organising the

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which united Scotland and England. In May 1709 his father and uncle purchased the Whitehill estate near Musselburgh and commissioned the building of

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, named in honour of the family estate. Various branches of the Dalrymple family appear to have lived in this huge mansion, which was rebuilt in 1720. Meanwhile, Hew, the son, had trained in Law in Edinburgh and qualified as an advocate in November 1710. Around 1725 he purchased an estate near

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and built a mansion which he named Drummore House, after his family connection to the old family estate of

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in south-west Scotland. He remodelled the house around 1750. In December 1726 he was elected a

in place of

Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston (1650–1726) was a Scottish politician and ordinary lord of session. Life He was the eldest son of Sir James Dundas, Lord Arniston, by Marion, daughter of Robert, Lord Boyd. He was educated abroad, but returned to ...

. He adopted the name of Lord Drummore. In 1745 he was elected

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. He died at Drummore House on 18 June 1755. The Edinburgh Musical Society, of which he was Governor at the time of his death, held a concert in his memory as a mark of respect.

Family

He married the heiress Ann Horn daughter of John Horn of

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who inherited the Westhall estate in

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. Their twelve children included General Robert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, the father of the first of the

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and

David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall The Hon David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall (1719–1784) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born on 27 August 1719 the fourth son of Hew Dalrymple, Lord Drummore. His paternal gran ...

Artistic Recognition

Dalrymple's portrait by

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is held by the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalrymple, Hew 1690 births 1755 deaths People from Edinburgh Senators of the College of Justice