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John Spottiswoode - Laird of Spottiswoode

Biography


Birth: ca. 1720
Death: n/a

Son of John Spottiswoode (d. 1728) and Helen Arbuthnott (ca. 1675 - 1741). Half-brother (on mother's side) to Walter Macfarlane. Married (1740) to Mary Thomson (daughter of John Thomson of Charleton).

Also known as

  • Laird of Spottiswoode

Life with James Boswell

Spottiswoode was at Macfarlane's in London when Boswell visited on March 13, 1763.

Mentioned in

John Spottiswoode is mentioned in:

  • London Journal 1762-1763

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