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| Dates | 1660s-1710 | ||
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| Location | London, Chester | ||
| Vocation | Army officer and Politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Knowsley, Lancashire | ||
| Marriage | Catherine Watts | ||
| Issue | 10 children | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), iii, 383-6 |
First Earl of Dunmore. Most Anglicized son of the family. Appointed lieutenant-colonel of Scots Greys dragoons (1681). MP for Wigan (1685). Suspected of fomenting highland revolt and imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle (1689-90). Upon release retreated to England until 1700. Settled in Chester c.1696. Died at Holyrood Palace 1710.
