Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||
| was | Politician | ||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 1692 | ||||||
| Death | 1751 (aged 59 years) | ||||||
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Biography
Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (24 July 1692 – 24 February 1751) was Member of Parliament (MP) for Haddington Burghs and the Principal Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland.
Family
He was the son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet and educated at Queen's College, Oxford.
He married Lady Christian Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington, and by her had fifteen children, including:
- his heir, David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, 3rd Baronet
- John Dalrymple, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1770
- Alexander Dalrymple, hydrographer and geographer
They lived at Newhailes, a country house between Edinburgh and Musselburgh bought by his father, and which Sir James extended.