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Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet of Penicuik
b.1676
d.4 Oct 1755 Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
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m. 12 Feb 1674
  1. Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet of Penicuik1676 - 1755
  2. Henry Clerk - Abt 1715
  3. William Clerk
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  • H.  Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet of Penicuik1676 - 1755
  • W.  Janet Inglis - 1760
m. 5 Feb 1709
  1. Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet of PenicuikBef 1715 - 1873
  2. Sir George Clerk, 4th Baronet of Penicuik1715 - 1784
  3. Patrick ClerkBet 1716 & 1727 -
  4. Henry ClerkBet 1717 & 1727 -
  5. Joanna ClerkAbt 1724 -
  6. Barbara Clerk1725 -
  7. Janet Clerk1727 - 1784
  8. John Clerk, of Eldin1728 - 1812
  9. Matthew Clerk1732 -
  10. Adam Clerk1737 -
  11. Jean Clerk
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Name[1] Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet of Penicuik
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1676
Marriage 5 Feb 1709 to Janet Inglis
Death[1] 4 Oct 1755 Penicuik, Midlothian, ScotlandPenicuik House
Reference Number? Q7527670?


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Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, 2nd Baronet (1676–1755) was a Scottish politician, lawyer, judge and composer.

He was Vice-President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, the pre-eminent learned society of the Scottish Enlightenment.

He was the father of George Clerk Maxwell and John Clerk of Eldin, and the great-great-grandfather of the famous physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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