Knowledge

Sir William Grierson, 2nd Baronet

Source πŸ“

279: 47: 266: 272: 96:
and indicted for treason in May 1716. He was released from prison on 18 July 1717, but was then apprehended by the officers of St Andrew's, Holborn to give security, for 'getting a wench with child, while in prison’. By contract dated 1 September 1720, he married Anne Musgrave, daughter of
367: 112:
Grierson died without issue in 1760 and was buried at Dunscore Parish Kirkyard. He was succeeded by his younger brother's son, Sir Robert Grierson, 3rd Baronet, of Lag, who was born in about 1700 and died childless in 1764.
392: 387: 328: 357: 362: 321: 204: 193: 62: 314: 214: 78: 286: 162: 377: 372: 231: 55: 31: 74: 66: 98: 382: 290: 184: 222: 81:, but refused, and managed to regain the seat against Murray. However, he lost it on petition on 22 February 1711. 89: 35: 85: 347: 352: 200: 70: 136: 278: 238: 106: 105:. He was pardoned for his involvement in the rebellion in 1725. In 1733 he succeeded to the 46: 298: 93: 23: 341: 61:
Grierson was a Scottish Commissioner of Supply in 1704. He stood unsuccessfully for
38:
from 1709 to 1711. He was captured and imprisoned in the 1715 Jabobite rebellion.
271: 265: 102: 27: 294: 163:"GRIERSON (GRIER), William (bef.1688-1760), of Rockhall, Lag, Dumfries" 368:
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies
50:
The ruins of Lag Tower, historic seat of the chiefs of Clan Grierson.
45: 73:
for Dumfriesshire at a by-election on 7 April 1709. At the
302: 393:Great Britain MP (1707–1800) for Scotland stubs 388:Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain 322: 141:, vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co 8: 88:on the expedition which ended in defeat at 329: 315: 180: 130: 128: 126: 358:Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia 84:Grierson accompanied Lord Kenmure in the 77:he was asked to stand down in favour of 138:Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707) 122: 58:and his wife Lady Henrietta Douglas. 363:People of the Jacobite rising of 1715 157: 155: 92:. He was captured and imprisoned in 16:Scottish Jacobite and Tory politician 7: 261: 259: 135:Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), 14: 101:and Dorothy James, at Aspartria, 99:Sir Richard Musgrave, 2nd Baronet 20:Sir William Grierson, 2nd Baronet 277: 270: 264: 65:as Queensberry's nominee at the 56:Sir Robert Grierson, 1st Baronet 26:, Lag, Dumfries, was a Scottish 54:Grierson was the eldest son of 165:. History of Parliament Online 1: 75:1710 British general election 67:1708 British general election 301:. You can help Knowledge by 109:on the death of his father. 293:(1707–1800) representing a 291:Parliament of Great Britain 185:Parliament of Great Britain 409: 258: 34:politician who sat in the 249: 236: 228: 223:Baronetage of Nova Scotia 221: 211: 198: 190: 183: 86:Jacobite rising of 1715 69:, but was returned as 51: 378:British MPs 1710–1713 373:British MPs 1708–1710 285:This article about a 49: 22:(c. 1677 – 1760), of 201:Member of Parliament 71:Member of Parliament 103:Cumberland, England 383:Scottish Jacobites 297:constituency is a 52: 310: 309: 257: 256: 250:Succeeded by 212:Succeeded by 79:Hon. James Murray 400: 331: 324: 317: 281: 276: 275: 274: 268: 260: 229:Preceded by 191:Preceded by 181: 175: 174: 172: 170: 159: 150: 149: 148: 146: 132: 36:House of Commons 408: 407: 403: 402: 401: 399: 398: 397: 338: 337: 336: 335: 269: 263: 253: 252:Robert Grierson 245: 241: 234: 232:Robert Grierson 217: 208: 196: 194:James Johnstone 179: 178: 168: 166: 161: 160: 153: 144: 142: 134: 133: 124: 119: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 406: 404: 396: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 340: 339: 334: 333: 326: 319: 311: 308: 307: 282: 255: 254: 251: 248: 235: 230: 226: 225: 219: 218: 213: 210: 197: 192: 188: 187: 177: 176: 151: 121: 120: 118: 115: 94:Newgate prison 43: 40: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 405: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 345: 343: 332: 327: 325: 320: 318: 313: 312: 306: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 283: 280: 273: 267: 262: 246: 242: 240: 233: 227: 224: 220: 216: 207: 206: 205:Dumfriesshire 202: 195: 189: 186: 182: 164: 158: 156: 152: 140: 139: 131: 129: 127: 123: 116: 114: 110: 108: 104: 100: 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 63:Dumfriesshire 59: 57: 48: 41: 39: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 348:1670s births 303:expanding it 284: 244: 237: 215:James Murray 199: 167:. Retrieved 143:, retrieved 137: 111: 83: 60: 53: 19: 18: 353:1760 deaths 342:Categories 247:1733–1760 209:1709–1711 117:References 243:(of Lag) 145:9 October 107:baronetcy 42:Biography 295:Scottish 28:Jacobite 24:Rockhall 289:of the 239:Baronet 90:Preston 287:Member 169:3 June 299:stub 203:for 171:2019 147:2018 32:Tory 30:and 344:: 154:^ 125:^ 330:e 323:t 316:v 305:. 173:.

Index

Rockhall
Jacobite
Tory
House of Commons

Sir Robert Grierson, 1st Baronet
Dumfriesshire
1708 British general election
Member of Parliament
1710 British general election
Hon. James Murray
Jacobite rising of 1715
Preston
Newgate prison
Sir Richard Musgrave, 2nd Baronet
Cumberland, England
baronetcy



Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707)


"GRIERSON (GRIER), William (bef.1688-1760), of Rockhall, Lag, Dumfries"
Parliament of Great Britain
James Johnstone
Member of Parliament
Dumfriesshire
James Murray
Baronetage of Nova Scotia

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑