George Ogilvy, recorded as baptised in the Aberdeen

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s, xiv 500, on 9 September 1649, was the third

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. He inherited the lands of Inchdrewer and Montbray on the death of his father in 1668. Formerly a staunch

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, he renounced his faith and became a

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in 1705, which allowed him to resume his seat in the

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in 1706. On the final sitting of the parliament, he voted in support of the

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and received a nominal payment as his share of the compensation fund. He was murdered and his body burned in a fire at Inchdrewer Castle in 1713.

Ancestry

Ogilvy was the eldest son of George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff and his second wife, Agnes, the daughter of Sir Alexander Falconer, 1st Lord Falconer of Halkerton. The baptismal records of the Aberdeen sasines (xiv 500) show he was baptised in September 1649. He was the eldest of the couple's ten children, his younger brother was Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 1st Baronet. Towards the end of September 1669, Ogilvy married Lady Jean Keith, a daughter of

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. The couple had four children: a son, also named George (1670 – 12 January 1718) who went on to become the 4th Lord Banff; and three daughters, Anne, Isobel and the youngest Mary who was born in 1679.

Life

When his father, George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff died in September 1668, Ogilvy inherited the estates of Inchdrewer and Montbray and the title of 3rd Lord Banff. The main

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was at Inchdrewer Castle, however he also spent time living in Ireland. Ogilvy was a

but in 1705 he renounced his faith. Embracing

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, he endorsed his change of allegiance by swearing an oath and was re-admitted to the Scottish Parliament. He sat in Parliament on 3 October 1706, the final session of the Scottish Parliament. He supported every aspect of the

receiving £11 2s as a share of the £20,000 divided between the noblemen who voted in favour of the union. Addressing the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution in 1871, the

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referred to Ogilvy as having "sold his country and religion for a 10/- en shillingnote". In May 1708, Ogilvy was accused of firing a loaded gun at a

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Death

Ogilvy was murdered and his body consumed in a fire that destroyed Inchdrewer Castle in 1713. His death was described in the new

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of 1834–45: After Ogilvy's death his son, George, inherited the estates and succeeded to the title becoming the 4th Lord Banff in 1713.

References

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