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Gordon, George, Lord Gordon (c. 1616–1645), nobleman and soldier  

Barry Robertson

Gordon, George, Lord Gordon (c. 1616–1645), nobleman and soldier, was the eldest son of George Gordon (c. 1590–1649), earl of Enzie and later second marquess of Huntly, and his wife, Lady Anne Campbell (1594–1638), daughter of Archibald Campbell, seventh earl of Argyll. His younger brothers were ...

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Hamilton, Sir John, later first Lord Bargany (d. 1658)  

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Hay, John, of Cromlix, Jacobite duke of Inverness (1691–1740), Jacobite courtier and army officer  

Margaret D. Sankey

Hay, John, of Cromlix, Jacobite duke of Inverness (1691–1740), Jacobite courtier and army officer, was the third son of Thomas Hay, seventh earl of Kinnoull (c.1660–1719), and Elizabeth (1669–1696), only daughter of William Drummond, first viscount of Strathallan. George Hay, eighth earl of Kinnoull...

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Johnstone, James Hope-, third earl of Hopetoun and de jure fifth earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1741–1816), landowner and army officer  

M. D. Eddy

Johnstone, James Hope-, third earl of Hopetoun and de jure fifth earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1741–1816), landowner and army officer, was born James Hope on 23 August 1741 at Hopetoun House, Linlithgowshire, the second son and fourth child of John Hope, second earl of Hopetoun...

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Murray, John George Stewart-, eighth duke of Atholl (1871–1942), army officer and landowner  

Jane Anderson

Murray, John George Stewart-, eighth duke of Atholl (1871–1942), army officer and landowner, was born on 15 December 1871 at Blair Castle, Perthshire. He was the fifth child and eldest surviving son of John James Stewart-Murray, seventh duke of Atholl (1840–1917), and his wife, ...

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Robertson, Donald (fl. 1636–1662), landowner and soldier  

Edward M. Furgol

Robertson, Donald (fl. 1636–1662), landowner and soldier, was the second son of Robert Robertson, fourteenth laird of Struan, Perthshire, and chief of clan Donnachaidh, and his wife, Agnes, daughter of MacDonald of Keppoch. When his elder brother, Alexander, died in 1636, he became tutor or guardian to his nephew ...

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Scott, Henry, third duke of Buccleuch and fifth duke of Queensberry (1746–1812), landowner and army officer  

Alexander Murdoch

Scott, Henry, third duke of Buccleuch and fifth duke of Queensberry (1746–1812), landowner and army officer, was born in London on 13 September 1746, the second but eldest surviving son of Francis Scott, styled earl of Dalkeith (1721–1750), and his wife, Caroline, Baroness Greenwich...

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Scott, Henry, third duke of Buccleuch and fifth duke of Queensberry (1746–1812)  

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Henry Scott, third duke of Buccleuch and fifth duke of Queensberry (1746–1812) by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770 in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT; photograph courtesy the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

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Sinclair, John, ninth Lord Sinclair (bap. 1610, d. 1674), nobleman and army officer  

R. P. Wells

Sinclair, John, ninth Lord Sinclair (bap. 1610, d. 1674), nobleman and army officer, was baptized at Edinburgh on 29 October 1610, the son of Patrick, eighth Lord Sinclair (d. c.1615), and his wife, Margaret, a daughter of Sir John Cockburn of ...