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David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven
b.4 May 1722
d.9 Jun 1802
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  1. David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven1722 - 1802
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  • H.  David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven1722 - 1802
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  1. Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven
  2. William Leslie1751 - 1777
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Name David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 May 1722
Marriage to Wilhelmina Nisbet (add)
Death[1] 9 Jun 1802
Reference Number? Q5237499?


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David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven (4 May 1722 – 9 June 1802) was the son of Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven.

Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons 1759–61; Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland; a Lord of Police 1772–82; High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1783–1801.

In 1767 he was living at Gayfield House in Edinburgh. He sold the house in the late 18th century to Sir John Wardlaw of Pitreavie.

On 29 July 1747, he married Wilhelmina Nisbet, daughter of William Nisbet and they had eight children:

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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