Middleton, John (London)

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Dates 1713-39
Location London
Vocation Army
Place of Birth Scotland
Marriage Elizabeth Cunninghame
Issue 5 daughters, 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), vi, 177-8; History of Parliament Online

Writer in England prior to enlisting in army. Given command of 25th Foot (1725), then 13th Foot (1732). Made brigadier (1735). Firm links with house of Argyll. Election to Parliament for Aberdeen Burghs was hailed as a triumph over Jacobitism by Lord Ilay. Retained seat in 1715 and 1722 only on petition. Died in London (1739) and is buried in St Martin's-in-the-Fields.