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Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet

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Newhailes, the Dalrymple home

Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (24 July 1692 – 24 February 1751) was Member of Parliament (MP) for Haddington Burghs and the Principal Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland.[1]

Family

He was the son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet and educated at Queen's College, Oxford.

He married Lady Christian Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington, and by her had fifteen children, including:

They lived at Newhailes, a country house between Edinburgh and Musselburgh bought by his father, and which Sir James extended.[2]

References

  1. ^ "DALRYMPLE, Sir James, 2nd Bt. (1692-1751), of Hailes, Haddington". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Newhailes". UndiscoveredScotland. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs
17221734
Succeeded by