James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater

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James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater , 1st Earl of Seafield (born July 11, 1663 - August 19, 1730 ) was a Scottish politician and Lord Chancellor of Scotland .

James Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy (1695)

Life

He belonged to the Ogilvy clan and was the second-born son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater and Lady Anne Montgomerie, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton . Since his older brother Walter died in May 1669, he had been using the courtesy title of Lord Ogilvy as his father's apparent marriage .

Around 1685 he practiced as a solicitor . From 1689 to 1695 he was an MP for the Borough of Cullen in Moray in the Parliament of Scotland . In 1695 he was promoted to Knight Bachelor . From 1696 to 1702 and 1704 to 1710 he held the office of Scottish Secretary of State . In 1698 he was accepted as a Fellow in the Royal Society . On June 24, 1698 he was raised as Viscount of Seafield and Lord Ogilvy of Cullen to hereditary peer and thereby again a member of the Parliament of Scotland. In the same year he became President of the Scottish Parliament . In 1700, 1703, 1724 and 1727 he also held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland .

On June 24, 1701 he was also raised to Earl of Seafield , Viscount of Reidhaven and Lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Cullen .

He was appointed Lord Chancellor of Scotland twice , the first time from 1702 to 1704 and then again from 1705 to 1707. When the Kingdoms of Scotland and England were united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Act of Union 1707 in 1707 , the office of Scottish Lord Chancellor and expired the Scottish Parliament was dissolved. He was then from 1707 to 1710, from 1712 to 1715 and from 1722 to 1730 as a Scottish Representative Peer member of the new British House of Lords .

On February 7, 1704 he was accepted as a Knight Companion in the Thistle Order . From 1707 to 1714 and from 1723 to 1730 he was a member of the Privy Council for Scotland . From 1708-1710 he held the office of Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Scotland from 1713 to 1714 that the Privy Seal of Scotland ( Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland held).

When his father died in 1711, he also inherited his title as 4th Earl of Findlater and 5th Lord Ogilvy of Deskford .

Marriage and offspring

In 1687 he married Anne Dunbar (around 1672–1708), a daughter of Sir William Dunbar, 1st Baronet († around 1710). He had five children with her:

  • James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater , 2nd Earl of Seafield (around 1689-1764);
  • Hon. George Ogilvy (around 1690-1732);
  • Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy (around 1692–1778), ⚭ 1710 Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale ;
  • Lady Janet Ogilvy (* around 1695–1720), ⚭ (1) 1716 Hugh Forbes of Craigievar, ⚭ (2) 1719 William Duff, 1st Earl Fife ;
  • Hon. William Ogilvy (* 1699), died young.

When he died in 1730, his eldest son James inherited his titles of nobility.

Web links

Commons : James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society. Guides and Handbooks. Volume 2). Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 489.
  2. Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society. Guides and Handbooks. Volume 2). Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 177.
  3. Knights of the Thistle at Leigh Rayment's Peerage.
predecessor Office successor
Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1702–1704
John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale
John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1705–1707
Office expired
New title created Viscount of Seafield
1698-1730
James Ogilvy
New title created Earl of Seafield
1701-1730
James Ogilvy
James Ogilvy Earl of Findlater
1711-1730
James Ogilvy