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==References == | <p> [[Eldest]] son of James [[Dalrymple]] (1619-1695) of [[Stair]] (a distinguished lawyer in his day, who rose to be [[President]] of the Court of Session; wrote a well-known work, "Institutes of the Law of Scotland"; as a [[Protestant]] supported the Prince of Orange, and by him was raised to the peerage as viscount in 1690); adopted law as a profession, and was called to the bar in 1672; got into trouble with Claverhouse, and was fined and imprisoned, but in 1687 was received into royal favour, became Lord Advocate, a Lord [[Ordinary]] in the Court of Session, and subsequently as [[Secretary]] of State for [[Scotland]] was mainly responsible for the [[Massacre Of Glencoe]] ( <i> q. v </i> .); was created an earl in 1703, and later was active in support of the union of the English and Scottish Parliaments (1648-1707). </p> | ||
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Eldest son of James Dalrymple (1619-1695) of Stair (a distinguished lawyer in his day, who rose to be President of the Court of Session; wrote a well-known work, "Institutes of the Law of Scotland"; as a Protestant supported the Prince of Orange, and by him was raised to the peerage as viscount in 1690); adopted law as a profession, and was called to the bar in 1672; got into trouble with Claverhouse, and was fined and imprisoned, but in 1687 was received into royal favour, became Lord Advocate, a Lord Ordinary in the Court of Session, and subsequently as Secretary of State for Scotland was mainly responsible for the Massacre Of Glencoe ( q. v .); was created an earl in 1703, and later was active in support of the union of the English and Scottish Parliaments (1648-1707).
