DALRYMPLE, Hon. William (1678-1744), of Glenmuir, Ayr.

Family and Education

bap. 11 Oct. 1678, 5th but 2nd surv. s. of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair [S], by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir James Dundas of Newliston, Linlithgow. m. 26 Feb. 1698, his cos. Penelope, suo jure Countess of Dumfries [S], da. of Charles, Ld. Crichton (2nd s. d.v.p. of William Crichton, 2nd Earl of Dumfries [S]) and sis. and h. of William Crichton (d.1694), 3rd Earl of Dumfries, 6s. (3 d.v.p.) 2da. Scots Peerage ed. Paul, iii. 236; viii. 149–50.

Offices Held

MP [S] Ayrshire 1702–7.

Jt. muster master gen. [S] 1706; commr. Equivalent [S] 1707–19; capt. and lt.-col. 3 Ft. Gds (Scots Gds.) Sept. 1710–1714. Boyer, Anne Annals, vi. 234; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxiii. 234; xxix. 342; xxxi. 578–9.

Sheriff, Clackmannanshire 1708–d.; burgess, Edinburgh 1708, Ayr 1717. J. Wallace, Sheriffdom of Clackmannan, 54, 108–11; Carnegie Lib. Ayr, Ayr burgh recs. B6/18/9, council mins. 10 July 1717.

Parlimentarian

DALRYMPLE, Hon. William (1678-1744), of Glenmuir, Ayr.

Main residence: Glenmuir, Ayr.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

DALRYMPLE, Hon. William (1678-1744)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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