The Earl of Stair | |
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![]() John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair | |
Joint Secretary of State in Scotland with (1) Earl of Melville and (2) James Johnston | |
In office 10 January 1691 – July 1695 | |
Monarch | Mary II & William II & III |
Preceded by | Earl of Melville |
Succeeded by | James Johnston |
Lord Advocate | |
In office 1689–1692 | |
Monarch | Mary II & William II & III |
Preceded by | George Mackenzie |
Succeeded by | Sir James Stewart |
MP for Stranraer, Parliament of Scotland | |
In office March 1689 – June 1702 | |
Monarchs | Mary II & William II & III Queen Anne |
Lord Justice Clerk | |
In office 1688–1690 | |
Monarchs | King James VII & II Mary II & William II & III |
Preceded by | James Foulis, Lord Colinton |
Succeeded by | Sir George Campbell |
Lord Advocate | |
In office 1687–1688 | |
Monarch | King James VII & II |
Preceded by | George Mackenzie |
Succeeded by | George Mackenzie |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 November 1648 Stair House, Kyle, Ayrshire Scotland |
Died | 8 January 1707 Edinburgh | (aged 58)
Resting place | Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire |
Spouse | Elizabeth Dundas (c.1654–1731) |
Children | John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747) William (1678-1744) George (1680-1745) Lady Margaret Dalrymple (1684-1779) Six others died young |
Parent(s) | James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair Margaret Kennedy nee Ross |
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair PC (10 November 1648 – 8 January 1707) was a Scottish politician and lawyer. As Joint Secretary of State in Scotland 1691–1695, he played a key role in suppressing the Jacobite rising of 1689 and was forced to resign in 1695 for his part in the Massacre of Glencoe. Restored to favour under Queen Anne in 1702 and made Earl of Stair in 1703, he was closely involved in negotiations over the 1707 Acts of Union that created the Kingdom of Great Britain but died on 8 January 1707, several months before the Act became law.