Ross, William (London)
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1680s, c.1690 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
| Marriage | Agnes Wilkie; Margaret; Anne Kay; Henrietta Scotts | ||
| Issue | 5 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), vii, 259-61 |
Twelfth Lord Ross. Present at the first Parliament of King William (1686). One of Commissioners chosen by Scottish Estates to go to London to give an account of their proceedings. Whilst Ross was loyal to the Revolution, we was discontented with the lack of reward for his political services. Travelled to London with the Earl of Annandale and Sir James Montgomerie but king did not pay complaints much attention thus Ross joined ‘Montgomerie Plot’. Rather than face jail in Edinburgh, retired to England where he gave some information concerning the Plot. Was imprisoned in Tower of London in 1690 but released. Returned to Scotland where he regularly attended Parliament. Died at Edinburgh 1738.
