James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater ( 1689 - July 9, 1764 ) was a Scottish - British peer and politician.
Life
He belonged to the Ogilvy clan and was the eldest son of the Lord Chancellor of Scotland James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater , from his marriage to Anne Dunbar. As his father's apparent marriage , he carried the courtesy title of Lord Ogilvy from 1711 .
He was suspected of being a Jacobite and was therefore arrested at Edinburgh Castle during the 1715 uprising .
In 1722 he acquired Banff Castle near Banff in Aberdeenshire .
When his father died in 1730, he inherited his nobility titles as 5th Earl of Findlater , 2nd Earl of Seafield , 2nd Viscount of Seafield , 2nd Viscount of Reidhaven , 6th Lord Ogilvy of Deskford , 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Cullen and 2. Lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Cullen . In 1734 he was elected as the Scottish Representative Peer to the British House of Lords ; he was re-elected three times and held the mandate until 1761.
From 1734 to 1742 he held the state office of Lord of Police (Minister of the Interior) for Scotland and from 1737 to 1764 also the state office of Vice Admiral of Scotland.
Marriages and offspring
His first marriage was in 1714 with Lady Elizabeth Hay († around 1723), daughter of Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull . He had three children with her:
- James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater (around 1689-1764);
- Lady Margaret Ogilvy († 1757) ⚭ 1735 Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet;
- Lady Anne Ogilvy († 1759) ⚭ 1733 John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun .
On December 14, 1723, he married Lady Sophia Hope, daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun , a second marriage . The marriage remained childless.
When he died in 1764, his son James inherited his titles of nobility.
Web links
- James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater on thepeerage.com
- Findlater, Earl of (S, 1638 – dormant 1811) at Cracroft's Peerage
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Ogilvy |
Earl of Findlater Earl of Seafield 1730-1764 |
James Ogilvy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ogilvy, James, 5th Earl of Findlater |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ogilvy, James, Lord Ogilvy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician and Lord Chancellor of Scotland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1689 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1764 |