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Sir James Dundas of Arnistoun

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Sir James Dundas of Arnistoun
Birthdate:	estimated between 1587 and 1587
Birthplace:	Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, Scotland
Death:	July 23, 1629
Immediate Family:	Son of George Dundas of Dundas and Catherine Oliphant Husband of Mary Home and Katherine Douglas Father of Elspet Cunninghame; Robert Dundas, of Harvieston; Sir James Dundas, Kt.; Mary Dundas; Catherine Dundas and 5 others Brother of Elizabeth Johnstone and Robert Dundas Half brother of Sir Walter Dundas of Dundas; Christian Dundas; Thomas (or Christopher) Oliphant and Elisha Oliphant

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Sir James Dundas of Arnistoun in Scotland, Commissary Court Wills and Testaments

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SIR JAMES DUNDAS OF ARNISTON

Advocate; Judge in Court of Session where he sat as Lord Arniston; Governor of Berwick

Biographical Summary

Sir James Dundas (1st Lord Arniston) 1620 - 1679. Judge and politician. The son of another Sir James Dundas (1570 - 1628), who was also a lawyer, the young Dundas came to the fore when he signed the National Covenant in 1639. He was knighted by King Charles I (1600-49) in 1641 and became the Member of Parliament for Midlothian in 1648. In 1662, he was appointed a judge in the Court of Session with the title Lord Arniston. However his tenure in this office was short-lived as he was dismissed the following year for refusing the renounce the Covenant. He retired to his home in Midlothian, Arniston House. Scottish Places

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1596	1596	Birth of Elspet Cunninghame
1617	August 11, 1617	Birth of Robert Dundas, of Harvieston Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1620	1620	Birth of Sir James Dundas, Kt. Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1629	July 23, 1629	Death of Sir James Dundas of Arnistoun
1652	1652	Birth of Catherine Dundas
????		Birth of Sir James Dundas of Arnistoun Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, Scotland
????		Birth of Dame Elizabeth Dundas
????		Birth of Christian Dundas
????		Birth of Anne Dundas

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