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

Early life

Fraser, who was born in 1789, was the second son of Sir William Fraser, 1st Baronet, F.R.S., and Elizabeth Farquharson (a daughter of merchant James Farquharson, of London). He 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 ...

Career

On the death of his brother Sir William Fraser, 2nd Baronet, on 23 December 1827, he succeeded to the baronetcy which had been created in the

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for his father in 1806. Fraser served with the

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in Spain during the

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, and was on the staff of the

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during the

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Personal life

Fraser was married to Charlotte Anne Craufurd (d. 1867), a daughter of Daniel Craufurd (a son of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet) and Bridget Holland (a daughter of Henry Holland). Together, they were the parents of: *

Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet (10 February 1826 – 17 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 ag ...

(1826–1898), graduated B.A. and M.A. at

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, and in 1847 was appointed an officer in the

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, and subsequently captain; he was MP for

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in 1852 and 1857; he died unmarried. * Lt.-Gen. Sir

Charles Craufurd Fraser Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser (31 August 1829 – 7 June 1895) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face o ...

(1829–1895), who was '' aide-de-camp'' to the

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; he died unmarried. * Lt.-Gen. James Keith Fraser (1832–1895), the Inspector-General of Cavalry in Great Britain and Ireland who married Amelia Ward, daughter of Hon. Humble Dudley Ward (son of the 10th Baron Ward), in 1865. 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,

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, at

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, Dorset and on the family memorial tablet in Boleskine Old Churchyard, Drumtemple, Invernesshire. After his death, his widow married

Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet (1801 – 15 August 1873) was an Irish Whig politician and militia officer. Family Howard was the first son of Hugh Howard and Catherine née Bligh, daughter of Robert Bligh. He was also the grandson of Ralph H ...

, in July 1837.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, pp. 946-947.

Descendants

Through his youngest son James, he was a grandfather of Helena Violet Alice Fraser (who married

George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947) was a British nobleman from Suffolk who served as a Territorial Army officer, as a junior government minister, and as the 15th Governor of Victoria ...

Sir Keith Fraser, 5th Baronet Major Sir Keith Alexander Fraser, 5th Baronet Justice of the Peace, JP Deputy Lieutenant, DL (24 December 1867 – 21 September 1935) was a British cavalry officer, and a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament for Harborough ( ...

(who married Lady Dorothy Coventry, a daughter of the 9th Earl of Coventry), and Capt. Hugh Craufurd Keith-Fraser (who married Dorothy Villiers, a daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir

Francis Hyde Villiers Sir Francis Hyde Villiers (13 August 1852 – 18 November 1925) was a British civil servant and diplomat who was ambassador to Portugal and Belgium. Career The youngest son of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, Francis Villiers was ed ...

References

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