James Drummond, 1st Baron Perth
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James Drummond, 1st Baron Perth (12 February 1744 – 2 July 1800) was a Scottish landowner and peer.
). Their son John Lundin of Lundin was succeeded by his sister Sophia, first wife of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
. Lundin was inherited by their son James Lundin, then his brother Robert Lundin (died 1716), who married Anne, daughter of Sir James Inglis of Cramond, and was the father of John (10 November 1704 – 9 October 1735) and James (born 6 November 1707). James married Lady Rachel Bruce, a daughter of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine, and was the father of the subject of this article. On 6 February 1760, following the death of Edward Drummond, sixth Jacobite Duke of Perth, the elder James Lundin became heir to the Earldom of Perth
, which had been forfeit since 1716 owing to the attainder of James Drummond, Lord Drummond
. (The first Earl of Melfort was the younger son of James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth.) James Lundin assumed the surname of Drummond and styled himself 10th Earl of Perth. In 1776, following the death of Jean Drummond, Duchess of Perth in 1773, he took up residence at the Drummond estate of Stobhall in Perthshire
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in 1771. On 2 September 1780 he was promoted to Captain
in the 2nd Battalion 42nd Highlanders, and served with the Battalion in India.
declared that he was the person entitled to the Drummond estates (including Drummond Castle
), which he was duly granted. He submitted a claim to be Earl of Perth
in 1792, but withdrew it in 1796, and on 26 October 1797 was created a Peer of Great Britain
as Lord Perth, Baron Drummond of Stobhall.
on 28 February 1902.
Lundin had been sold to Sir William Erskine of Torry
before his death and was later inherited by James Erskine Wemyss
. The Drummond estates were inherited under a settlement of 9 June 1800 by his daughter Clementina and her heirs. In 1953 Stobhall was passed by her descendant James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster to the heir-male John Drummond, 8th Earl of Perth
, while Drummond Castle remains a seat of Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
.
Ancestry
He was born at Lundin in Fife as James Lundin. The Lundins descended from Thomas de Lundin, a natural son of King William the Lion. On the death of John Lundin of Lundin in 1684 he was succeeded by his daughter Margaret, wife of Robert Maitland (a younger son of John Maitland, 1st Earl of LauderdaleJohn Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale
John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale, Viscount of Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland, and Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun, was President of the Scottish Parliament as well as the Privy Council, a lawyer and a judge, who sided with the Parliamentarian cause during the Civil War.The son of Sir John...
). Their son John Lundin of Lundin was succeeded by his sister Sophia, first wife of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
John Drummond, 1st Earl and titular 1st Duke of Melfort KG KT PC was a Scottish nobleman.He joined the army and was captain of the Scottish Footguards in 1673. He secured the post of deputy governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1679, followed by Lieutenant-General and Master of the Ordnance in 1680...
. Lundin was inherited by their son James Lundin, then his brother Robert Lundin (died 1716), who married Anne, daughter of Sir James Inglis of Cramond, and was the father of John (10 November 1704 – 9 October 1735) and James (born 6 November 1707). James married Lady Rachel Bruce, a daughter of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine, and was the father of the subject of this article. On 6 February 1760, following the death of Edward Drummond, sixth Jacobite Duke of Perth, the elder James Lundin became heir to the Earldom of Perth
Earl of Perth
The title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
, which had been forfeit since 1716 owing to the attainder of James Drummond, Lord Drummond
James Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth
James Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth, etc., of the Peerage created for his father, James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth by the exiled Stuart monarchs at St Germain....
. (The first Earl of Melfort was the younger son of James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth.) James Lundin assumed the surname of Drummond and styled himself 10th Earl of Perth. In 1776, following the death of Jean Drummond, Duchess of Perth in 1773, he took up residence at the Drummond estate of Stobhall in Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
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Military career
The younger James Lundin, now also known as Drummond, joined the British ArmyBritish Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1771. On 2 September 1780 he was promoted to Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in the 2nd Battalion 42nd Highlanders, and served with the Battalion in India.
Claim to the Earldom of Perth
On 18 July 1781 James Drummond succeeded to his father's claim to the Earldom of Perth, but did not use the title. (His elder brother Thomas, styled Lord Drummond, had died the previous November.) In 1784 an Act was passed allowing the Crown to grant to the heirs-male the estates that had been forfeited in 1745, and on 8 March 1785 the Court of SessionCourt of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
declared that he was the person entitled to the Drummond estates (including Drummond Castle
Drummond Castle
Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is best known for its gardens, described by Historic Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." It is situated in Muthill parish, south of Crieff. The castle comprises a tower house built in the late 15th...
), which he was duly granted. He submitted a claim to be Earl of Perth
Earl of Perth
The title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
in 1792, but withdrew it in 1796, and on 26 October 1797 was created a Peer of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
as Lord Perth, Baron Drummond of Stobhall.
Family
On 31 March 1785 James Drummond was married to Clementina Elphinstone (28 August 1749 – 31 August 1822), daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone. They had three children:- James (16 October 1791 – 11 August 1799)
- Clementina Sarah (5 May 1786 – 16 January 1865), who married Peter Robert BurrellPeter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British nobleman. He was the son of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby .From 1812 until 1820, he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire...
on 20 October 1807; they adopted the surname of Drummond in addition to that of Burrell by Royal Licence on 6 November that year. He succeeded his fatherPeter Burrell, 1st Baron GwydyrPeter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787...
as Baron GwydyrBaron GwydyrBaron Gwydyr, in the County of Carnarvon, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 June 1796 for Sir Peter Burrell, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Boston and Haslemere in the House of Commons...
in 1820 and his motherPriscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. On 23 February 1779, she married Sir Peter Burrell and they later had two children...
as Baron Willoughby de EresbyBaron Willoughby de EresbyBaron Willoughby de Eresby is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby of Eresby Manor, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron, was created...
in 1828. As the Hon. Mrs Drummond Burrell she was one of the Lady Patronesses of Almack'sAlmack'sAlmack's Assembly Rooms was a social club in London from 1765 to 1871 and one of the first to admit both men and women. It was one of a limited number of upper class mixed-sex public social venues in the British capital in an era when the most important venues for the hectic social season were the...
in 1814 as described in Captain GronowRees Howell GronowRees Howell Gronow , "Captain Gronow", was a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer, an unsuccessful parliamentarian, a dandy and a writer of celebrated reminiscences.-Origins and education:...
's memoirs. - Jemima Rachel (1 May 1787 – 28 April 1788)
Legacy
On Lord Perth's death at Innerpeffray the Barony of 1797 became extinct. The claim to the Earldom of Perth was inherited by the line of the titular Dukes of Melfort, for whom it was restored on 28 June 1853, before being inherited by the Viscounts StrathallanViscount Strathallan
The title of Lord Maderty was created in 1609 for James Drummond, a younger son of the 2nd Lord Drummond of Cargill. The titles of Viscount Strathallan and Lord Drummond of Cromlix were created in 1686 for William Drummond, a younger son of the 2nd Lord Madderty...
on 28 February 1902.
Lundin had been sold to Sir William Erskine of Torry
Erskine Baronets
There have been five Baronetcies created for person with the surname Erskine, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
before his death and was later inherited by James Erskine Wemyss
James Erskine Wemyss
James Erskine Wemyss was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral.He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Fife, sitting until 1831...
. The Drummond estates were inherited under a settlement of 9 June 1800 by his daughter Clementina and her heirs. In 1953 Stobhall was passed by her descendant James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster to the heir-male John Drummond, 8th Earl of Perth
John Drummond, 8th Earl of Perth
John David Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth PC was a Scottish peer, banker and politician. Because of the history of the Earldom of Perth , he is sometimes considered the 8th Earl of Perth....
, while Drummond Castle remains a seat of Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Nancy Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby PC is the daughter of the late Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster and Nancy née Astor....
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