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John Maule
Born 1706   Died July 2, 1781  
Baron Maule of Inverkeilor

Son of Henry Maule (1659-1734) of Kelly, and Anne Lindsay Crawfurd (d. 1729). Member of Parliament for Aberdeen Burghs (1739-1748). Appointed Baron of the Exchequer for Scotland in May 1748. Appointed Trustee for encouraging fisheries and manufactures in Scotland in July 1749. He died unmarried in 1781.

Baron Maule's Close in Edinburgh is named after him.

Boswell, in journal notes published in Boswell on the Grand Tour I, writes about himself "[being] a kind of Baron Maule" (July 10, 1764) and an intention of his to "live like Baron Maule". (July 28, 1764).

    Boswell on the Grand Tour I, 1764

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.