Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 1st Baronet (died 1727) was a Scottish politician and judge,

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under the title Lord Forglen.

Life

He was the second son of

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, and Agnes Falconer, only daughter of

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. Ogilvy was involved in a legal dispute with Sir Alexander Forbes of Tolquhoun. On 28 March 1685 he was sued by Forbes for the value of a silver cup, which Forbes alleged had been taken out of his house, On 23 April he pursued Forbes for defamation, the result being that the council fined Forbes 20,000 merks, one half to the king's cashier. The king's half of the fine was subsequently remitted, but the council compelled Forbes to pay Ogilvy's half. Ogilvy was created a baronet 29 June 1701, and sat in the

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as the member for the burgh of Banff in 1701-2 and 1702–7. His family home was

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in the north but in

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, where the law courts are, he lived on Anchor Close, off the

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. The house had pleasant gardens on its north side edging onto the

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, containing a pleasant summerhouse. In the late 18th century he was a member of the

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, a club which met at Dawney's Tavern on Anchor Close in Edinburgh.Grant's Old and New Edinburgh vol.2 p.235 In June 1703 he and

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were ordered into custody for having quarrelled in the parliament house in the presence of

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, the Lord High Commissioner, and come to blows. On 30 June it was moved that, as they had acknowledged their offence, they should be set at liberty; but Queenserry would not consent until the queen's pleasure was known. Ultimately, Lord Belhaven, for striking Ogilvy, was ordered to pay a fine of £5,000, and to ask pardon on his knees at the bar of the Lord High Commissioner; Queensberry dispensed with the kneeling. On 26 March 1706 Ogilvy was appointed a lord of session, and he took his seat on 23 July following, with the title Lord Forglen. He was also named one of the commissioners for the union with England, which he strongly supported in the Scottish Parliament. He died 3 March 1727.

Family

By his first wife, Mary, eldest daughter of Sir John Allardice of Allardice, Kincardineshire, Ogilvy had four sons, of whom the second, Alexander, succeeded him, and the others died without issue. By his second wife, Mary, daughter of

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, and widow of Sir Francis Kinloch of Gilmerton, he left no issue.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogilvy, Alexander Year of birth missing 1727 deaths Forglen Burgh Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Younger sons of barons Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1689–1702 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707