James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn

James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn (died 1630) was a Scottish peer and member of the Privy Council of Scotland.

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The eldest son and heir of William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn by his spouse Janet, daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, James was engaged in the notorious Raid of Ruthven in 1582.

James, Earl of Glencairn, married firstly, on September 5, 1574 Margaret (d. January 1610), daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenurquhy by his spouse Catherine née Ruthven. They had the following issue:

1. William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn. Married Lady Janet Kerr.
2. James Cunningham of Stevenstoun & Kerilaw (d. after August 1612).
3. John Cunningham of Kilmarnock (d. after July 1627)
4. Lady Ann, who married in 1603: James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton(d. 1625).
5. Lady Susanna, who married in 1610: Alexander Lauder, younger of Haltoun (d. 1623).
6. Lady Margaret, who married 1) in 1610: Sir James Maxwell of Calderwood 2) Sir James Hamilton of Evandale
7. Lady Catherine, who married in 1612: Sir John Cunningham of Glengarnok
8. Lady Jean (d. 1597): married Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburne
9. Lady Mary, who married John Crawfurd of Kilbirnie

The earl married secondly, Agnes, daughter of Sir James Hay of Fingask, and widow of George Preston of that Ilk and Craigmillar (d. 1609), by whom the earl had no issue.

References

1. Sir Robert Douglas, revised by John Philip Wood, The Peerage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1813, vol. 1, p. 416: Preston of Craigmillar.
2. Burke, Messrs., John and John Bernard, The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants, London, volume 1, 1848, pedigrees XCII, CCII and CLXXIII.
3. Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol. v, p. 312.
4. Balfour Paul, Sir James, Lord Lyon King of Arms, The Scots' Peerage, Edinburgh, 1905: Glencairn.
5. The Great Seal of Scotland, no. 345, confirmed at Edinburgh 24 July 1610.

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The eldest son and heir of William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn by his spouse Janet, daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, James was engaged in the notorious Raid of Ruthven in 1582.

Parliamentary appointments A Privy Councillor to King James VI of Scotland, he was one of the Commissioners nominated by parliament, in 1604, for the projected Union with England.

The great precedency disputes The disputes amongst the Scots nobility regarding precedence reached such a height in the reign of James VI that a Royal Commission was appointed by that monarch in 1606 to regulate the matter, and the different peers were invited to produce their Letters Patents, or other evidence, in support of the relative antiquity of their titles. The result was the publication of the noted Decreet of Ranking on 5 March 1606. James, Earl of Glencairn, not having requisite proof at hand, and not being lawfully summoned, did not appear on the occasion; his precedence was, in consequence, unjustly prejudiced, and he was ranked after, instead of before, the Earls of Eglinton, Montrose, Cassillis, and Caithness. Three years afterwards, on 16 June 1609, having been summoned to attend parliament, Glencairn appeared personally before the Lords of the Privy Council, and stated that he was bringing an Action of Reduction of the said Decreet before the Lords of Council and Session, and produced the original Glencairn Patent of 28 May 1488, requesting that it should be "read in the audience of the Parliament". In the Action of Reduction he obtained a judgement in his favour dated 7 July 1610, affirming his precedence over the Earls of Eglinton and Cassillis. However, as the other two earls (Montrose and Caithness) had not been cited in the action, and as the judgement of the court placed the Earl of Eglinton after them, though entitled to precede them, that peer brought a further Action of Reduction of the said sentence and obtained a decreet in his favour dated 11 February 1617.

Not until 19 January 1648 did James's grandson, William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn bring a further action in the Court of Session and obtain a new Decreet in hs favour on the point of precedence against the four earls who had claimed to rank before him; he also obtained a reduction of the Decreet obtained by the Earl of Eglinton in 1617.

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Scottish East India Company On 24 May 1617, James VI authorised Cunningham, and his associates constituting the Scottish East India Company, to trade to the East Indies, the Levant, Greenland, Muscovy and all other islands in the north, north-west and north-eastern seas. Although this was in breach of the existing charters of the English East India Company, the Levant Company, and the Muscovy Company, the charter was issued under the Great Seal of Scotland, and thereby not technically an act of the English crown, which had authorised the other charters.[1] By early 1618 the EIC and the Muscovy Company joined forces in an attempt to revoke Cunningham's charter and gained the King's assurance that he would cancel it if it proved prejudicial to them. Eventually, it was agreed that Cunningham would receive £924 10 shillings. James I used the situation to his advantage and extracted a loan of £20,000 from the EIC.[2] According to the EIC's 19th century historiographer, John Bruce, Cunningham disposed of his licence for a "valuable consideration" to the EIC.[3]

Marriage James, Earl of Glencairn, married firstly, on 5 September 1574 Margaret (died January 1610), daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenurquhy by his spouse Catherine née Ruthven. They had the following issue:

William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham of Stevenstoun & Kerilaw (died after August 1612) John Cunningham of Kilmarnock (died after July 1627) Lady Ann (died 1625), who married in 1603: James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton Lady Susanna (died 1623), who married in 1610: Alexander Lauder, younger of Haltoun Lady Margaret (died after 1622), who married in 1598: Sir James Hamilton of Crawfordjohn; in 1610: Sir James Maxwell of Calderwood Lady Catherine, who married in 1612: Sir John Cunningham of Glengarnock Lady Jean (died 1597) Lady Mary, who married John Crawford of Kilbirnie The earl married secondly, Agnes, daughter of Sir James Hay of Fingask, and widow of George Preston of that Ilk and Craigmillar (d. 1609), by whom there was no issue.

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    James Cuninghame, 7th Earl of Glencairn was born circa 1552.2 He was the son of William Cuninghame, 6th Earl of Glencairn and Janet Gordon.3 He married, firstly, Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy and Catherine Ruthven, on 5 September 1574 at Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandG.2 He married, secondly, Agnes Hay, daughter of Sir James Hay, on 14 July 1612.4 He died after March 1630.4

    He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Glencairn [S., 1488] in February 1579/80.1 He succeeded as the 7th Lord Kilmaurs [S., 1464] in February 1579/80.4 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1604.4 Children of James Cuninghame, 7th Earl of Glencairn and Margaret Campbell William Cuninghame, 8th Earl of Glencairn+3 d. Oct 1631 Lady Anne Cuninghame+1 d. 16 Sep 1647 Lady Catherine Cuninghame3 Lady Mary Cuninghame+3 Lady Margaret Cuninghame+4 d. c 1622 John Cunninghame of Cambuskeith+4 Lady Jean Cuninghame5 Lady Susanna Cuninghame5 Citations [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 259. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 672. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S37] BP2003. [S37] [S35] BLG1965 volume 2, page 129. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35] _________________________________________________________________

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James Cuninghame, 7th Earl of Glencairn1 M, #109401, b. circa 1552, d. after March 1630 Last Edited=31 Oct 2018

    James Cuninghame, 7th Earl of Glencairn was born circa 1552.2 He was the son of William Cuninghame, 6th Earl of Glencairn and Janet Gordon.3 He married, firstly, Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy and Catherine Ruthven, on 5 September 1574 at Perth, Perthshire, ScotlandG.2 He married, secondly, Agnes Hay, daughter of Sir James Hay, on 14 July 1612.4 He died after March 1630.4

    He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Glencairn [S., 1488] in February 1579/80.1 He succeeded as the 7th Lord Kilmaurs [S., 1464] in February 1579/80.4 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1604.4 Children of James Cuninghame, 7th Earl of Glencairn and Margaret Campbell William Cuninghame, 8th Earl of Glencairn+3 d. Oct 1631 Lady Anne Cuninghame+1 d. 16 Sep 1647 Lady Catherine Cuninghame3 Lady Mary Cuninghame+3 Lady Margaret Cuninghame+4 d. c 1622 John Cunninghame of Cambuskeith+4 Lady Jean Cuninghame5 Lady Susanna Cuninghame5 Citations [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 259. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 672. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S37] BP2003. [S37] [S35] BLG1965 volume 2, page 129. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35] ________________________________________________________________________