Sir John Inglis, 2nd Baronet (September 1683 – 3 March 1771) was

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, the son and heir of Sir James Inglis, 1st Baronet of Cramond,

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by his spouse Anne, daughter of Sir Patrick Houstoun, 1st Baronet of that Ilk. He succeeded his father in 1688.

Life

His father

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built

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House north-west of

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around 1680 and John was born there in September 1683, being baptised at

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on 23 September. In 1717, he succeeded James Anderson WS (who had held the post since 1715) as Deputy Postmaster General (the role of Postmaster General at that point being held by the monarch). The physical handling of the mail was handled by a Mr Main or Mein from a property north of the Old Tolbooth on the

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in Edinburgh, being relocated to Parliament Close and then to the Cowgate in the reign of George III. In 1741 Inglis's role passed to Hamilton of Innerwick. On 24 June 1708, Sir John married his cousin, Anne Cockburn (d.1772), daughter of

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, and had issue: four sons (below) and five daughters. * Sir Adam Inglis, 3rd Baronet (1714–1772), d.s.p. * Sir John Inglis, 4th Baronet (c.1716–1799) * Patrick Inglis, a merchant in Edinburgh. * Rear-Admiral Charles Inglis (1731–1791) Sir John was a member of Scotland's Whig establishment. His brother-in-law was

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and as a member of the Ormiston Society he took an interest in agricultural improvement. He planted trees around Cramond House and in 1747 he consolidated the

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. He also encouraged the Cramond iron mills. He was foreman of the jury in the trial of

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.Fraser, Barclay (ed.) (1979), ''Cramond'', The Cramond Association, Edinburgh, p. 19

References

* *''The Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland'', by Messrs. John and John Bernard Burke, second edition, London, 1841, p. 627. 1683 births 1771 deaths Nobility from Edinburgh Politicians from Edinburgh

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