Seton, Alexander (London)
From AngloScottish
Dates | 1640s | ||
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Location | London | ||
Vocation | Nobleman and soldier | ||
Place of Birth | Seton Palace, Haddingtonshire | ||
Marriage | Jean Fletcher (d.1650s); Elizabeth Douglas (d.1668); Elizabeth Hamilton; Mary Douglas | ||
Issue | 11 Children | ||
Place of birth | Source | J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), v, 195-7; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
First viscount of Kingston. Spent two years in France (1636-8) before travelling across Europe. Returned to Scotland in 1640. Refused to sign Covenant, went into exile to Holland and France. Went to London in 1647, employed on several commissions by Charles I. After Restoration, held various military positions in milita in Haddingtonshire. Died at Wittinghame 1691
Son George was also born at Seton, died London 1678.