Person:William Johnstone (12)

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William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
b.17 Feb 1664
d.14 Jan 1721
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  1. William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale1664 - 1721
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  • H.  William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale1664 - 1721
  • W.  Sophia Fairholm (add)
m. 1 Jan 1682
  1. Henrietta Johnstone1682 - 1750
  2. James Johnstone, 2nd Marquess of AnnandaleEst 1687 - 1730
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Name William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Feb 1664
Marriage 1 Jan 1682 to Sophia Fairholm (add)
Death[1] 14 Jan 1721
Reference Number? Q11288133?
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William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, 1st Marquess of Annandale KT (17 February 1664 – 14 January 1721) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Henrietta Douglas. He succeeded to the Earldom of Annandale and Hartfell on the death of his father in 1672.

He was a friend of Monmouth and nominally supported Revolution, but joined "The Club" of Jacobite malcontents and was imprisoned in connection with the Montgomery plot. He was restored to favour on making a confession and was created an Extraordinary Lord of Session in 1693, and a Lord of the Treasury. He received a pension for services in connection with the Glencoe inquiry.

He was created Marquess of Annandale in 1701, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1701 and 1711, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1702, and president of the Privy Council of Scotland from 1692 to 1695, 1702–4 and 1705–6. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1704, joint Secretary of State from March–September 1705.

He opposed the Union, but later served as a representative peer from 1709 to 1713. He was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1714 to 1716.

William was married twice: first on 1 January 1682 to Sophia Fairholme, daughter of John Fairholme of Craigiehall, and second on 20 November 1718 to Charlotte Van Lore Bempde, daughter of John Vanden Bempde of Hackness.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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