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Sir Samuel McClellan

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126:. He was given a detailed set of instructions from his constituents and was voted £300 for expenses in London. The convention of royal burghs also promised him £100 to promote their interests. At Michaelmas 1708, he was succeeded as Lord Provost by Johnston, who returned to office after a period of self-imposed exile. His record in Parliament does show much activity, and he did not meet any of his constituent's objectives, but he claimed an additional sum of £106 7s. 2d in expenses. He also looked after his own interests while in London. He gave financial inducements to Robert Walpole and 138:
McLellan died on 22 September 1709 leaving three sons and four daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son, James, who subsequently made an abortive bid for the barony of Kirkcudbright, claiming to be the nearest male heir to a peerage that had failed in its main line. He was father of P. MacLellan
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McLellan was treasurer to Kirk sessions at Edinburgh in 1690, and a merchant councillor from 1692 to 1693. He was baron bailie for Leith in 1693 and old bailie in 1695. By 1694, he married Marjorie Thomson. From 1696 to 1698, he was treasurer for the city. In 1696 he bought shares in the ill-fated
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in his own right. MacClellan retained some interest during the 1670s in property in the stewartry (in 1676 he is recorded as owner of the Tannifad and Whinniehill farm estates) but he focused his attention on Edinburgh. In 1681, he invested £100 in the new cloth manufactory at the Newmills Cloth
59:, east of Edinburgh. With an employment force of 700, it was one of the largest factories in all Scotland. He and his partners secured a series of important contracts for military uniforms. In 1690 he received a lucrative contract for 647 91:, supplying goods to the island, and ensuring such supply from others. In 1702, he was old dean of guild and became a magistrate in 1704. He was dean of guild in 1705 and in 1706 was elected 146:
His deals for forage contracts were censured in the report of the public accounts commissioners on 21 December 1711. The New Mills factory was auctioned in 1712 following his death.
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and his wife Jean Primrose. He was apprenticed to Robert Douglas, an Edinburgh merchant, and after Douglas died in 1679, he was admitted as a burgess of
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In 1697 McLellan took over the stewart and justiciar, Orkney and Shetland, Stewartry of
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in 1666. After several years in hiding he returned as a Captain fighting at the
46:. He was the eldest son of Rev Patrick McClellan (died 1666) of Girthon near 162: 100: 42:
McClellan was descended from the McClellans of Raeberry Castle near Bomby in
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List of Lord Provosts of Edinburgh: Edinburgh City Chambers
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1706. Johnston rather than McClellan was the broker of the
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His brother Robert McClellan of Barmachagan fought at the
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An Historical Account of the Orphan Hospital of Edinburgh
201:"MACCLELLAN, Sir Samuel (c.1650-1709), of Edinburgh" 250:The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 114:McLellan was burgess of Perth in 1708, and at the 8: 107:, but McClellan, as a major investor in the 284: 174: 130:, to secure Scottish forage contracts. 16:Scottish cloth merchant and politician 195: 193: 191: 189: 7: 233: 231: 229: 67:, replacing uniforms damaged in the 14: 28:House of Commons of Great Britain 128:Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet 30:from 1708 to 1709. He served as 20:Sir Samuel McClellan, MacClellan 203:. History of Parliament Online 95:of Edinburgh in succession to 1: 278:Debrett's Peerage of Scotland 116:1708 British general election 289:Parliament of Great Britain 368: 342:Lord provosts of Edinburgh 315: 299: 294: 287: 55:Manufactory at Amisfield 32:Lord Provost of Edinburgh 352:Scottish businesspeople 159:Battle of Bothwell Brig 151:Battle of Rullion Green 69:Battle of Killiecrankie 63:from Alexander Gordon, 347:Scottish politicians 319:Sir Patrick Johnston 302:Member of Parliament 120:Member of Parliament 97:Sir Patrick Johnston 118:, was returned as 109:Company of Scotland 82:Company of Scotland 34:from 1706 to 1708. 155:Battle of Drumclog 141:Lord Kirkcudbright 61:military red coats 325: 324: 316:Succeeded by 182:Old Kirkcudbright 105:Act of Union 1707 359: 296:New constituency 285: 279: 276: 270: 267: 261: 258: 252: 247: 241: 235: 224: 219: 213: 212: 210: 208: 197: 184: 179: 134:Death and legacy 65:Viscount Kenmure 367: 366: 362: 361: 360: 358: 357: 356: 327: 326: 321: 309: 283: 282: 277: 273: 268: 264: 259: 255: 248: 244: 236: 227: 220: 216: 206: 204: 199: 198: 187: 180: 176: 171: 136: 77: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 365: 363: 355: 354: 349: 344: 339: 329: 328: 323: 322: 317: 314: 298: 292: 291: 281: 280: 271: 262: 253: 242: 239:Green Galloway 225: 214: 185: 173: 172: 170: 167: 135: 132: 76: 73: 39: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 364: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 334: 332: 320: 312: 308: 307: 303: 297: 293: 290: 286: 275: 272: 266: 263: 257: 254: 251: 246: 243: 240: 234: 232: 230: 226: 223: 218: 215: 202: 196: 194: 192: 190: 186: 183: 178: 175: 168: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 147: 144: 142: 133: 131: 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 85: 83: 74: 72: 70: 66: 62: 58: 53: 49: 48:Kirkcudbright 45: 44:Kirkcudbright 37: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 300: 295: 274: 265: 256: 245: 217: 205:. Retrieved 177: 148: 145: 137: 113: 93:Lord Provost 86: 78: 41: 23: 19: 18: 337:1709 deaths 331:Categories 169:References 163:New Jersey 101:Michaelmas 57:Haddington 38:Early life 306:Edinburgh 222:Amisfield 207:28 August 124:Edinburgh 52:Edinburgh 24:McLellan 313:–1709 89:Orkney 75:Career 122:for 311:1708 304:for 237:> 209:2019 157:and 99:at 22:or 333:: 228:^ 188:^ 143:. 71:. 211:.

Index

House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord Provost of Edinburgh
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Edinburgh
Haddington
military red coats
Viscount Kenmure
Battle of Killiecrankie
Company of Scotland
Orkney
Lord Provost
Sir Patrick Johnston
Michaelmas
Act of Union 1707
Company of Scotland
1708 British general election
Member of Parliament
Edinburgh
Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
Lord Kirkcudbright
Battle of Rullion Green
Battle of Drumclog
Battle of Bothwell Brig
New Jersey
Old Kirkcudbright



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