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DOUGLAS, Hon. Robert (d. 1730).

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3rd s. of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton [S]; bro. of Hon. George Douglas*. unm. suc. bro. as 12th Earl of Morton [S] 7 Dec. 1715.
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Steward and justiciar of Orkney and Shetland 1696, 1702. Scots Peerage ed. Paul, vi. 380; Hist. Scot. Parl. 202.

MP [S] Kirkwall 1702–7.

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DOUGLAS, Oley (1684-1719), of Gray’s Inn, London

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bap. 21 Mar. 1684, 5th but 1st surv. s. of John Douglas (d. 1727) of Westgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and East Matfen and Halton, Northumb. by Alice, da. of Michael Hutchinson of Leeds, Yorks. educ. G. Inn 1703, called 1710. m. settlement 24 Jan. 1718 (with £7,600), Mary, da. of Richard Harris, merchant, of London, 1da. New Hist. Northumb. x. 406; Borthwick Inst. York, Prob. reg. lix, f. 434.
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Freeman, Newcastle 1709. Reg. of Freemen (Newcastle Rec. Soc. iii), 193.

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DOUGLAS, Oley (1684-1719), of Gray’s Inn, London
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DOUGLAS, Hon. George (1662-1738).

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b. 1662, 4th s. of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton [S], by Anne, da. of Sir James Hay, 1st Bt., of Smithfield, Peebles; bro. of Hon. Robert Douglas*. m. (1) a da. of Alexander Muirhead of Linhouse, Edinburgh, 1s. d.v.p. (2) bef. 1702, Frances, da. of William Adderley of Halstow, Kent, 3s. (1 ). suc. bro. as 13th Earl of Morton [S] 22 Jan. 1730. Scots Peerage ed. Paul, vi. 380–1.
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Lt. Ft. Gds. [S] 1685, capt.-lt. 1688; capt. Col. Richard Cunningham’s Drag. (7th Hussars) 1692; brevet lt.-col. 1703; maj. 1707; brevet col. 1709; ret. 1709; ld. lt. Orkney and Shetland 1725–d.; v.-adm. Scotland 1733–d.

Burgess, Edinburgh, Lanark, Linlithgow, Selkirk 1708. SRO, Morton mss GD150/2627, burgess tickets.

Rep. peer [S] 1730–4.

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DOUGLAS, Hon. George (1662-1738), of St. Ola, Orkney.
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DOUGLAS, Archibald (c.1667-1741), of Cavers, Roxburgh.

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b. c. 1667, 2nd s. of Sir William Douglas of Cavers (d. 1676) by Catherine, da. of William Rigg of Aithernie, Fife. m. Anna, da. of Francis Scott of Gorrenberry, Roxburgh, 4s. suc. bro. Sir William Douglas, MP [S], 1698. G. Tancred, Annals of a Border Club, 119; Hist. Scot. Parl. 190–1.
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Hereditary sheriff, Roxburghshire 1698–d.; commr. union with England 1702; exchequer [S] 1703; Equivalent [S] 1707–9; PC [S] 1703–8; receiver-gen. [S] 1704–18; postmaster-gen. [S] 1725–d. HMC 7th Rep. 732; APS, xi. app. 145.

MP [S] Roxburghshire 1700–7.

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DOUGLAS, Archibald (c.1667-1741), of Cavers, Roxburgh.
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DOUGLAS, Archibald (c.1667-1741)

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DOUGLAS, Sir Alexander (d. 1718), of Egilsay, Orkney

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1st s. of William Douglas, MP [S], of Spynie, by Marjorie, da. and h. of Patrick Mentieth of Egilsay. m. 12 Apr. 1688, Janet Scot (d. aft. 1718), wid. of Alexander Cruickshanks of Waristoun, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. aft. 1685; Kntd. c. 1707. Orkney Archs. Morton mss D38/2505/17, electoral ct. mins. 23 Oct. 1713; Hist. Scot. Parl. 194; B. H. Hossack, Kirkwall in the Orkneys, 244; Scot. Rec. Soc. xxvii. 194; Orkney Archs. unpub. genealogy by R. W. St. Clair.
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MP [S] Orkney and Shetland 1702–7.

Chamberlain of the bishopric of Orkney 1710.

Jt. lt. Orkney 1715. Hist. Scot Parl. 194; J. B. Craven, Hist. Church in Orkney, 44.

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DOUGLAS, Sir Alexander (d. 1718), of Egilsay, Orkney
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DOUGLAS, Sir Alexander (d. 1718)

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DORMER, Robert (1650-1726), of Lee Grange, Bucks. and Lincoln’s Inn Fields

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bap. 30 May 1650, 2nd s. of John Dormer†; bro. of Fleetwood Dormer*. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1667; L. Inn 1669, called 1675, bencher 1696, treasurer 1702. m. bef. 1692, Mary, da. of Sir Richard Blake of London, 2s. d.v.p. 5da. (1 ). suc. uncle Sir Fleetwood Dormer at Arle Court 1696; nephew Sir William Dormer, 2nd Bt., at Lee Grange and Purston, Northants. Mar. 1726. Lipscomb, Bucks. i. 415;
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Attorney-gen. to Bp. Crewe of Durham 1676–?93; chancellor dioc. of Durham 1693–1719; serjeant-at-law 1706; j.c.p. 1706–d. Hutchinson, Dur. i. 565; Sainty, Judges of Eng. 80.

Freeman, Chipping Wycombe 1704. Ledger Bk. of Chipping Wycombe ed. Newall, 63.

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DORMER, Robert (1650-1726), of Lee Grange, Bucks. and Lincoln’s Inn Fields
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DORMER, Fleetwood (1657-1723), of Lincoln’s Inn and Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.

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bap. 14 Apr. 1657, 3rd s. of John Dormer† of Lee Grange, Quainton, Bucks. by Katherine, da. of Thomas Woodward of Ripple, Worcs.; bro. of Robert Dormer*. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1674; L. Inn 1676, called 1683, bencher 1707, treasurer 1710. unm. IGI, Bucks.; Lipscomb, Bucks. i. 415.
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Freeman, Chipping Wycombe 1695; recorder 1695–1718. Ledger Bk. of Chipping Wycombe ed. Newall, 42.

Commr. of prizes May 1706–7; master in Chancery 1710–21. Info. from Sir John Sainty.

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DORMER, Fleetwood (1658-1723), of Lee Grange, in Quainton, Bucks.
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DORMER, Fleetwood (1657-1723)

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DORE, Thomas (c.1658-1705), of Lymington, Hants.

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b. c.1658, s. of Philip Dore of Lymington. educ. Trinity, Oxf. matric. 15 July 1673, aged 15; M. Temple 1676. m. by 1681, Elianor, da. and coh. of John Button† of Buckland, Lymington, 1s. 1da. 2 other. ch. d.v.p. Berry, Hants Gen. 35; S. Burrard, Annals of Walhampton, 20–21.
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Freeman, Lymington 1681, mayor 1683–5; freeman, Winchester by 1705. E. King, Old Times Revisited, Lymington, 184, 191; Hants RO, Winchester bor. recs. ordnance bk. 7, f. 214.

Capt. of ft. Duke of Bolton’s 2nd regt. 1691–4; capt. and lt.-col. 28 Ft. 1694–8, 34 Ft. 1702–5, 1 Ft. Gds. 1705–d. CSP Dom. 1690–1, p. 507; 1694–5, p. 30.

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DORE, Thomas (c.1658-1705), of Lymington, Hants.
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DONE, Thomas (c.1651-1703), of Park Street, Westminster

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b. c. 1651, 7th s. of Sir Ralph Done of Duddon, Cheshire, being 3rd by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Savage of Clifton, Cheshire. educ. L. Inn 1672; G. Inn 1672, called 1677. m. lic. 2 July 1678, aged 27, Jane, da. of Sir Thomas Griffith, merchant, of Bishopsgate, London, 1s. 3da. Ormerod, Cheshire, ii. 249; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 411; PCC 5 Degg.
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Auditor of imprests 1677–d.; dep. searcher of customs, London 1677–?d; commr. inquiry into abuses in the Mint 1678. Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 627, 641, 986.

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DONE, Thomas (c.1651-1703), of Park Street (Queen Anne’s Gate), Westminster.
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DOLBEN, John (1662-1710), of Epsom, Surr.

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bap. 1 July 1662, 2nd s. of John Dolben, abp. of York 1683–6, and bro. of Gilbert Dolben*. educ. Westminster 1676; I. Temple 1677, called 1684; Christ Church, Oxf. 1678; travelled abroad (France) 1682–3. m. by Dec. 1683, Elizabeth (d. 1736), da. and coh. of Tanfield Mulso of Finedon, Northants. 2s. (d.v.p.) 4da. DNB; Bridges, Northants. ii. 261; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 314–15; HMC Downshire, i. 22; Add. 28875, ff. 192, 220, 222; HMC 7th Rep. 265, 267, 271, 287.
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Judge-adv. for E.I. Co. in Bengal by 1692–1694; trustee, poor Palatines 1709; dir. Bank of Eng. 1710. Diary of Sir William Hedges (Hakluyt Soc. ser. 1, lxxv), 259; C. N. Dalton, Life of Thomas Pitt, 142; Post Boy, 30 June, 2 July 1709; N. and Q. clxxix. 61.

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DOLBEN, John (1662-1710), of Epsom, Surr.
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DOLBEN, John (1662-1710)

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