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Scottish History Society, Second Series, Vol. II (March 1916) - Origins of the 'Forty-Five and other papers relating to that Rising, edited by Walter Biggar Blaikie LLD. Chapter: 'Memoirs of the Rebellion in 1745 and 1746, so far as it concerned the Counties of Aberdeen and
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were still at pains to persuade him to leave the House of
Commons before the vote on the peace preliminaries without the interference of Cumberland. Ancram voted against the preliminaries on 9 December, having missed a message from Cumberland directing him not to do so; ultimately, he took the
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William Henry (Ker) (1710-75)...lieut.-colonel in Lord Mark Ker's
Dragoons (11th Hussars) 1745; commanded the cavalry of the left wing at Culloden. His brother, Lord Robert Ker, a captain in Barrel's regiment, was killed in the
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Abbey of St. Mary
Newbottle - A Memorial of the Royal Visit, 1907, by Rev. J. C. Carrick (Minister of Newbattle), publ. George Lewis & Co., Selkirk, Third Edition, 1908. p. 271
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The
Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. II 1744-1753 (1840 pub. Richard Bentley), page 136 & footnote, Letter to Sir Horace Mann, 1st August 1746:
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until August, and then returned to the
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In 1767, he succeeded to the Marquessate of Lothian. He was elected a
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Lady Georgiana Lennox (6 December 1765 – 20 January 1841), married
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Scottish nobleman, British soldier and politician (1710–1775)
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British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession
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Lady Maria Louisa Lennox (2 November 1760 – July 1843).
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585:"KERR, William Henry, Earl of Ancram (c.1710-1775)."
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William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian on a charger (
551:"KERR, William Henry, Earl of Ancram (c.1710-75)."
111:Lady Louisa Kerr (born 18 October 1739), married
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515:. Great Britain: War Office. 1833. p. 671.
290:and his opposition to the negotiations for the
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258:In 1752, Ancram was appointed colonel of the
159:and had issue of five daughters and four sons
307:in 1763, having accepted, according to the
35:William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian
184:in 1741. He fought with the Guards at the
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45:William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian
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135:(9 September 1764 – 28 August 1819).
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84:Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness
262:, in succession to his grand-uncle
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369:The Scots Peerage: Innermeath-Mar
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247:at a by-election in place of
331:in 1770 and died in 1775 at
327:in 1768. He was promoted to
321:Scottish representative peer
282:Resignation from the Commons
75:Emilia Kerr (1756–1832), by
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622:Parliament of Great Britain
425:. 30 April 1745. p. 5.
182:1st Regiment of Foot Guards
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583:Drummond, Mary M. (1964).
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168:Ancram was commissioned a
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260:11th Regiment of Dragoons
255:and preferred that seat.
186:Battle of Fontenoy (1745)
127:George Cranfield Berkeley
101:They had three children:
98:is named after his wife.
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208:on the left wing at the
115:on 25 December 1759, at
113:Lord George Henry Lennox
364:Paul, Sir James Balfour
222:Groom of the Bedchamber
55:from 1722 to 1735, and
806:Knights of the Thistle
706:Hon. Edward Cornwallis
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851:11th Hussars officers
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836:British MPs 1754–1761
831:British MPs 1747–1754
796:British Army generals
696:24th Regiment of Foot
325:Knight of the Thistle
239:, he was returned as
233:24th Regiment of Foot
178:31st Regiment of Foot
155:on 2 January 1783 in
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642:Member of Parliament
241:Member of Parliament
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188:while serving as an
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742:Peerage of Scotland
646:Member for Richmond
547:Sedgwick, Romney R.
406:. 17 November 1739.
311:, £4,000 to do so.
272:Duke of Marlborough
669:Sir Ralph Milbanke
660:Sir Ralph Milbanke
532:The London Gazette
496:The London Gazette
456:Banff', page 152.
442:The London Gazette
422:The London Gazette
385:. 6 November 1735.
268:Lieutenant General
229:Battle of Lauffeld
210:Battle of Culloden
198:lieutenant-colonel
194:Duke of Cumberland
172:in 1735. He was a
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589:Namier, Sir Lewis
309:Duke of Newcastle
305:Chiltern Hundreds
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791:1775 deaths
786:1710 births
274:during the
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780:Categories
762:1767–1775
728:1752–1775
700:1747–1752
662:1761–1768
655:John Yorke
635:John Yorke
606:18 January
568:18 January
527:"No. 8698"
491:"No. 8656"
477:Footnote:
437:"No. 8440"
417:"No. 8428"
339:References
315:Later life
861:Clan Kerr
657:1728–1757
253:Yorkshire
243:(MP) for
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245:Richmond
218:Aberdeen
117:Dumfries
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329:general
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176:in the
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