SETON, William (1673-1744), of Pitmedden House, Pitmedden, Aberdeen.

Family and Education

bap. 6 Mar. 1673, 1st s. of Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Bt., MP [S], of Pitmedden, Ld. Pitmedden SCJ, by Margaret, da. of William Lauder, clerk of council and session [S]. m. 31 Aug. 1712, Katherine (d. 1749), da. of Sir Thomas Burnett, 3rd Bt.*, 5s. 4da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 29 May 1719. G. Seton, Hist. Fam. of Seton, 474, 476–8; Fam. of Burnett of Leys (New Spalding Club), 85.

Offices Held

Commr. justiciary for Highlands [S] 1702, union with England 1706, Equivalent [S] 1707–17; collector of bishops’ rents [S] 1705–14. CSP Dom. 1702–3, p. 355; Boyer, Anne Annals, vi. 234; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 342; xxxi. 578–9; Cal. Treas. Pprs. 1720–8, p. 202.

MP [S] Aberdeenshire 1702–7.

Commr. public accts. [S] 1703–4. APS, xi. 108, 178, 190.

Parlimentarian

SETON, William (1673-1744), of Pitmedden House, Pitmedden, Aberdeen.

Main residence: Pitmedden House, Pitmedden, Aberdeen.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

SETON, William (1673-1744)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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