Ker, Robert (London)
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1600s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
| Marriage | Margaret Maitland; Jean Drummond (Jane Ker); Isabell Douglas | ||
| Issue | Three daughters and two sons | ||
| Place of birth | Source | J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), vii, 341-7; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
First Earl of Roxburghe (1616). Accompanied King James to England 1603; one of Commissioners to confer on a treaty of union with England (1604). Present at funeral of James (1625). Held various political political roles and granted a number of appointments. Seems to have settled more permanently in Scotland, only travelling to England for political business. Married second wife at Somerset House, London. Died at his house, Floors Castle, near Kelso and was buried in the family tomb (1650).
