James Stewart of Binend, Lord Provost of Edinburgh

JAMES STEWART OF BINEND

Lord Provost of Edinburgh

James Stewart is the son of Charles Stewart of Dunearn and his wife Jean Hamilton. Hamilton Memoirs, p. 274 Of Binnend. Three times Lord Provost of Edinburgh. 3rd son of Charles Stuart of Dunearn, M.D.

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James Stuart1

M, #139196, d. 10 June 1777
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James Stuart was the son of Charles Stuart and Jean Hamilton.1 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of Adam Drummond of Binnend and Margaret Spittal, on 17 April 1737 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1,2 He married, secondly, Alison Spittal, daughter of Captain James Drummond Spittal of Leuchars, younger and Elizabeth Leslie, on 4 April 1756 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1,2 He died on 10 June 1777 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.2

He held the office of Provost of Edinburgh between 1764 and 1765.1 He held the office of Provost of Edinburgh between 1768 and 1769.1

Child of James Stuart and Elizabeth Drummond

• Charles Stuart+1 d. 1826

Citations

1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2769. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
2. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

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