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1734 In Scotland
Events from the year 1734 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland: ''vacant'' Law officers * Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes * Solicitor General for Scotland – Charles Erskine Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick * Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events * 8 April – 6 August: Siege of Gaeta in the Kingdom of Naples (War of the Polish Succession) at which Charles Edward Stuart is present, his only military experience prior to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Births * 28 April – John Johnstone, nabob with the East India Company and landowner (died 1795) * 7 May – James Byres, architect and antiquary (died 1817) * 29 September – William Julius Mickle, poet (died 1788) * 7 October – Ralph Abercromby, British Army general and politician (died 1801 of wounds received at Battle of Alexandria) * 15 December – John Maclaurin, judge and poet (died 1796) Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Johnstone (East India Company)
John Johnstone (28 April 1734 – 10 December 1795) was a Scottish nabob, a corrupt official of the British East India Company who returned home with great wealth. Described as "a shrewd and unscrupulous business man", he survived several scandals and became a major landowner when he returned to Scotland in 1765. Johnstone sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1774 to 1780, having bribed his way to a victory in the Dysart Burghs. Early life and family Johnstone was born in Edinburgh, the fifth son of Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet (1697–1772) and his wife, Barbara (died 1773), daughter of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank. The Jacobite plotter Alexander Murray of Elibank was his uncle. His brothers included the British Army officer and politician Sir James Johnstone, 4th Baronet (1726–1794), the wealthy lawyer and politician William (later Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet (October 1729 – 30 May 1805), kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Roy MacGregor
Robert Roy MacGregor ( gd, Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. Early life Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were the local Clan MacGregor Tacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother. In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary MacGregor of Comar (1671–1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James Mor MacGregor (1695–1754), Ranald (1706–1786), Coll (died 1735) and Robert (1715–1754)—known as Robìn Òig or Young Rob. It has been argued that they also adopted a cousin named Duncan, but this is not certain. Jacobite risings Along with many Highland clansmen, at the age of eighteen Rob Roy MacGregor togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
