Family and Education
b. 31 Dec. 1724, 1st s. of Walter Scott of Harden by his 3rd w. Ann, o. da. of John Scott of Gorrenberry; gd.-s. of Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras [S]. educ. Glasgow Univ. 1743-4. m. 18 Apr. 1754, Lady Diana Hume (de jure Baroness Polwarth [S] 1822), 3rd da. of Hugh, 3rd Earl of Marchmont [S], 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1746.
Offices Held
Receiver gen. and cashier of the excise in Scotland, Apr. 1765; trustee for fisheries and manufactures in Scotland, Nov. 1769.
Main residences: Harden, Roxburgh; Mertoun, Berwicks.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
SCOTT, Walter (1724-93)
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