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| Dates | 1743-68 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
| Marriage | Catherine Weir (d.1743); Anne Vane (div. 1757); Helen Dunbar | ||
| Issue | 9 sons, 5 daughters | ||
| Place of birth | Source |
Assumed surname of first wife upon acquisition of Blackwood estate. Elected MP for Linlithgowshire, voted with the Government. Re-elected in successive elections. Also acquired other posts: Governor of Blackness Castle (1744-91), trustee for fisheries and manufactures (1755-84), commissioner for forfeited estates (1755) and chamberlain of Ettrick forest 1768-91). Died 1791.
