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'''Patrick Haldane''' of Gleneagles ({{circa|1683}} – 10 January 1769) was a Scottish [[classicist]], [[advocate]], politician and judge. |
'''Patrick Haldane''' of Gleneagles ({{circa|1683}} – 10 January 1769) was a Scottish [[classicist]], [[advocate]], politician and judge. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/haldane-patrick-1683-1769|title=HALDANE, Patrick (c.1683-1769), of Bearcrofts, Stirling.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate= 11 April 2018}} </ref> |
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He was born the second son of [[John Haldane (MP)|John Haldane]] of Gleneagles, M.P., and the younger brother of [[Mungo Haldane]]. He was educated at [[St. Andrews University]] (1699), [[Leyden University]] (1711) and qualified as an advocate in 1715. |
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He was Professor of Greek at St. Andrews University in 1705-07 and professor of ecclesiastical history there in 1707-18. He was a commissioner of the equivalent in 1715-16, provost of St. Andrews in 1716-20, commissioner for forfeited estates in 1716-25 and a commissioner of excise in 1724-27. He was appointed joint solicitor-general in Scotland for 1746-55 and served as the first crown-appointed [[Sheriff of Perth|sheriff-depute for Perthshire]] from 1746. |
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He was elected Member of Parliament for [[Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth Burghs]] in 1715, sitting until 1722. |
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He died in 1869. He had married before 1721, Margaret, the daughter of William, 4th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine, and had a son George and a daughter. suc. bro. Mungo 1755. |
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Revision as of 19:58, 11 April 2018
Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles (c. 1683 – 10 January 1769) was a Scottish classicist, advocate, politician and judge. [1]
He was born the second son of John Haldane of Gleneagles, M.P., and the younger brother of Mungo Haldane. He was educated at St. Andrews University (1699), Leyden University (1711) and qualified as an advocate in 1715.
He was Professor of Greek at St. Andrews University in 1705-07 and professor of ecclesiastical history there in 1707-18. He was a commissioner of the equivalent in 1715-16, provost of St. Andrews in 1716-20, commissioner for forfeited estates in 1716-25 and a commissioner of excise in 1724-27. He was appointed joint solicitor-general in Scotland for 1746-55 and served as the first crown-appointed sheriff-depute for Perthshire from 1746.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Perth Burghs in 1715, sitting until 1722.
He died in 1869. He had married before 1721, Margaret, the daughter of William, 4th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine, and had a son George and a daughter. suc. bro. Mungo 1755.
References
- ^ "HALDANE, Patrick (c.1683-1769), of Bearcrofts, Stirling". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- 1683 births
- 1769 deaths
- People from Auchtermuchty
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- Leiden University alumni
- Classical scholars of the University of St Andrews
- Solicitors General for Scotland
- Members of the Faculty of Advocates
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies
- British MPs 1715–22
- Whig (British political party) MPs
- Scottish sheriffs