Person:William Dalrymple-Crichton (1)

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William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair
b.1699
d.27 Jul 1768
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  1. William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair1699 - 1768
  2. James Dalrymple - 1760
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  • H.  William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair1699 - 1768
  • W.  Anne Gordon
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Name William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1699
Marriage to Anne Gordon
Death[1] 27 Jul 1768
Reference Number? Q7615801?


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William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries KT (1699 – 27 July 1768) was a Scottish peer.[1] He inherited the title of Earl of Dumfries in 1742, upon the death of his mother Penelope Crichton, 4th Countess of Dumfries.[1] He also held the heritable position of the Sheriff of Clackmannan from 1742 until heritable sheriffdoms were abolished in 1747.

He served in the Army from 1721 to 1747, and was aide-de-Camp to his uncle, the John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.[1]

He commissioned Robert Adam, and John Adam to build Dumfries House, which was completed between 1754 and 1759. He inherited the title of Earl of Stair in 1760 on the death of his brother, James Dalrymple, 3rd Earl of Stair.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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