Family and Education
b. 4 Mar. 1800, 3rd s. of William Dingwall Fordyce (d. 1 Mar. 1831), of Culsh, Aberdeen, and Margaret, da. and h. of William Ritchie, of Techmuiry, Aberdeen. educ. Aberdeen grammar sch., 1808-12. m. 14 July 1835, Barbara, 5th da. of James Thom, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 4s. 4da. suc. bro. 30 Dec. 1843. d. 16 July 1864.
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Midshipman, R.N. 1813; lt. 1826; cmdr. half-pay 1841; ret. capt. 1857.
Cllr. Aberdeen 1842–4.
Main residence: Brucklay Castle, Aberdeenshire.
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Commons 1832-1868
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Oxford 1644
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