James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater,
3rd Earl of Seafield, (1714-1770)
son of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Earl of
Seafield and Lady Elizabeth Hay
Born circa 1714
Died 3 November 1770 Cullen House, co Banff
Buried Cullen
Married 9 June 1749 Huntingtower, co Perth
Lady Mary Murray
Born 3 March 1720 Huntingtower
Died 29 December 1795 Banff Castle
Buried Cullen Church
From 1730 he was styled Lord Deskford until, in 1764, he succeeded his
father and became Earl of Findlater and Earl of Seafield. He finished his
education with foreign travel. On 23 April 1740 Horace Walpole wrote about
him to General Conway: "You saw Lord Deskford at Geneva, don't you like
him? He is a mighty sensible man---there are few young people who have
so good understanding. He is mighty grave and so are you, but you both
can be pleasant, when you have a mind. Indeed one can make you pleasant,
but his solemn Scotchery is not a little formidable."
On 9 June 1749 he married Lady Mary Murray, daughter of the Duke of
Atholl, and they became the parents of one son. From 1754 until 1761 he
was a Commissioner of Customs; from 1761 until 1770 Chancellor of King's
College, Aberdeen, and from 1765 until 1770 a Lord of Police. On 3 November
1770 he died by his own hand.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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