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George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk
b.1716
d.1792
  1. David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk1701 - 1741
  2. George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk1716 - 1792
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  1. Lady Elizabeth Carnegie
  2. William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk1756 - 1831
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Name George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1716
Marriage to Anne Melville (add)
Death[1] 1792
Reference Number Q3760458 (Wikidata)


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George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk (2 August 1716 – 22 January 1792) was born the son of David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk and Lady Margaret Wemyss on 2 August 1716. A career naval officer, he fought in the War of the Austrian Succession and the First Carnatic War, where in the East Indies he participated in the action of 6 July 1746. His service was curtailed by a series of debilitating illnesses and he never served at sea again after being promoted to rear-admiral in 1756. He died on 20 January 1792 at age 75.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.