Alexander Wedderburn - Lord Loughborough, Earl of Rosslyn - at James Boswell

Alexander Wedderburn (1733-1805)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks	Biography Alexander Wedderburn. (1733-1805) (aka. Lord Loughborough, Earl of Rosslyn) Son of Peter Wedderburn of Chester Hall, Advocate, and Janet Ogilvy. Married (1767) to Elizabeth Anne Dawson (d. 1781) and (1782) to Charlotte Courtenay. Studied law at the University of Edinburgh. Admitted member of the Inner Temple, London, in 1753. He became an elder in the general assembly of the kirk of Scotland at the young age of 21, and at about the same time he co-founded the Select Society as it's youngest member. Member of Parliament, elected for different boroughs, from 1761 and onwards (Ayr Burghs from 1761 to 1768). Solicitor general from 1771 to 1778. Attorney General from 1778. Lord High Chancellor from 1793. Created Lord Loughborough in 1780. Created Earl of Rosslyn in 1801. A close friend of Lord Bute. Life with James Boswell: Boswell didn't like him much, and called him "overbearing and flippant". (LJ170363) They met occasionally, first mention on March 17, 1763 at the Lord Advocate's. External links: GENUKI: English Peerage Significant Scots: Alexander Wedderburn - at Electric Scotland Notes: Alternative spelling: Alexander Wedderburne. Some information in this article from the Dictionary of National Biography, available online at www.Ancestry.co.uk - sign up now for a free trial This article was last updated at February 05 2008 12:03:56 CET Other links of possible interest	Other biographies that refer to Alexander Wedderburn: Erskine, Henry
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Alexander Wedderburn (1733-1805)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks

Biography

Alexander Wedderburn. (1733-1805) (aka. Lord Loughborough, Earl of Rosslyn)

Son of Peter Wedderburn of Chester Hall, Advocate, and Janet Ogilvy. Married (1767) to Elizabeth Anne Dawson (d. 1781) and (1782) to Charlotte Courtenay. Studied law at the University of Edinburgh. Admitted member of the Inner Temple, London, in 1753. He became an elder in the general assembly of the kirk of Scotland at the young age of 21, and at about the same time he co-founded the Select Society as it's youngest member. Member of Parliament, elected for different boroughs, from 1761 and onwards (Ayr Burghs from 1761 to 1768). Solicitor general from 1771 to 1778. Attorney General from 1778. Lord High Chancellor from 1793. Created Lord Loughborough in 1780. Created Earl of Rosslyn in 1801. A close friend of Lord Bute.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell didn't like him much, and called him "overbearing and flippant". (LJ170363) They met occasionally, first mention on March 17, 1763 at the Lord Advocate's.

External links:

GENUKI: English Peerage
Significant Scots: Alexander Wedderburn - at Electric Scotland

Notes:

Alternative spelling: Alexander Wedderburne. Some information in this article from the Dictionary of National Biography, available online at www.Ancestry.co.uk - sign up now for a free trial

This article was last updated at February 05 2008 12:03:56 CET

Other links of possible interest

Other biographies that refer to Alexander Wedderburn:

Erskine, Henry

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