Person:William Cunningham (82)

William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn
b.1575
d.Oct 1630
m. 5 Sep 1574
  1. Lady Ann Cunningham - 1646
  2. William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn1575 - 1630
  3. Margaret Cunningham1580 - 1604
  • HWilliam Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn1575 - 1630
  1. William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn1610 - 1663
  • HWilliam Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn1575 - 1630
  1. Lady Jean Cunningham, of Clencairn
Facts and Events
Name William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1575
Marriage to Unknown
Marriage to Unknown
Death[1] Oct 1630
Reference Number? Q7613320?


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William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn (1575–1630) was a Scottish politician.

The son of James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn by his spouse Margaret (d. January 1610), daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy and Katherine Ruthven. His sisters included Lady Ann Cunningham and Margaret Cunningham (autobiographer).

William succeeded his father in 1630 but enjoyed the earldom only for a short time, dying himself in October that year.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.