James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
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James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, was a prominent Scottish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| aristocraticFamily | Clan Ogilvy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1663 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cullen, Banffshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1730 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ogilvy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| heldOfficeDuringEvent | Scottish debates on the Acts of Union ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor | influence on the passage of the Union with England Act 1707 in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Queen Anne
NERFINISHED
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William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Earl of Seafield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Ogilvy of Deskford NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount Seafield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | negotiations leading to the Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | Commissioner for Cullen in the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| playedRole | key negotiator in the political union between Scotland and England ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ Secretary of State of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| spouse | Anne Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Seafield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | union between Scotland and England ⓘ |
| titleCreated | Earl of Seafield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreationDate | 1701 ⓘ |
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