The Right Honourable
The Earl of Crawford and Lindsay
Portrait of Lord Crawford and Lindsay
Treasurer of Scotland
In office
1644–1663
Preceded byThe Earl of Traquair
Succeeded byThe Earl of Rothes
Personal details
Born
John Lindsay

c. 1598
Died1679
Spouse
Lady Margaret Hamilton
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(m. 1630; died 1678)​
ChildrenAnne Crawford-Lindsay
William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford
Parent(s)Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay
Lady Christian Hamilton
RelativesOlivia Wilde (descendant)[1][2][3][4][5]

John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay (c. 1598 – 1679) was a Scottish nobleman.

Early life

Lindsay was born c. 1598.[6] He was the eldest son of Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay and Lady Christian Hamilton. His younger sister, Helen Lindsay, married Sir William Scott of Ardross in 1634. After the death of his father in 1616, his mother married Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd.[7]

His paternal grandparents were James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay (a gentleman of King James's bedchamber) and Lady Eupheme Leslie (eldest daughter of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes). His mother was the eldest daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington and the former Margaret Borthwick (only child of James Borthwick of Newbyres). Upon the death of his paternal uncle, John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay, the estate of Byres was sold on his death to his maternal grandfather, Lord Haddington.[8]

Career

Upon the death of his father in 1616, he became the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. In 1633, he was created Earl of Lindsay. He also received the earldom of Crawford following the forfeiture of his cousin, Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, in November 1652 (under the terms of the 1641/2 regrant of the Earldom of Crawford).[9]

He became Treasurer of Scotland in 1644, and in 1645 President of Parliament.[10] During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms he played a complex role, but his position was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager" one. He fought for the army of the Scots Parliament at the Battle of Marston Moor, and against the royalist general Montrose at the Battle of Kilsyth, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth.

He then changed sides, and in 1647 he signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I, losing all his offices when his enemy, the Marquess of Argyll, obtained the upper hand. After the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, however, Crawford regained his influence in Scottish politics, but from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England following his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'.[11] In 1661 he was restored to his former dignities, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.[10]

Personal life

Around 1630, Lord Lindsay married Lady Margaret Hamilton (d. 1678), a daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton and Lady Anne Cunningham (fourth daughter of James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn). Together, they were the parents of:[10]

He was succeeded by his son William.[10]

References

  1. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 120
  2. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry 19th edition, vol 1- The Kingdom of Scotland, ed. Peter Beauclerk Dewar, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2001, p. 884
  3. ^ Cockburn: Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood, The House of Cockburn of That Ilk and the Cadets Thereof… (Edinburgh, 1888), p. 151 and 152
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cockburn, Henry Thomas" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 624–625.
  5. ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2342
  6. ^ "John Lindsay (17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay) (The Diary of Samuel Pepys)". www.pepysdiary.com. The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1893). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. G. Bell & sons. p. 101. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. ^ Scotland, Society of Antiquaries of (1792). Archaeologia Scotica: Or, Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Society. p. 44. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ Lindsay.), John LINDSAY (17th Earl of Crawford and 1st Earl of (1642). The Earles of Lindsey and Cumberlands Petition to the King at Yorke, in Behalfe of the Parliament, June 2. 1642. and His Majesties Gracious Assent Thereunto. With His Majesties Commission for the Confirmation of Truce, Made Between His Majesty and the King of Casteele, Etc. J. Harrison. Retrieved 1 November 2022.((cite book)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Crawford, Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 385.
  11. ^ "1st MARQUIS OF MONTROSE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER" (PDF). Montrose-society.ndo.co.uk. June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. ^ Abernethy, Lesley (17 March 2020). LADY GRISELL BAILLIE – MISTRESS OF MELLERSTAIN. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-83859-367-4. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  13. ^ Fraser, Sir William (1889). Memorials of the Earls of Haddington. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. ^ Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison. p. 325. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  15. ^ Vict, Parliament lords, proc (1845). 7 papers relating to claims to the earldom of Crawford. p. 31. Retrieved 1 November 2022.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Burke, Bernard (1863). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 1502. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  17. ^ Burke, Bernard (1865). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Harrison. p. 480. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

Further reading

Peerage of Scotland Preceded byLudovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford 1652–1678 Succeeded byWilliam Lindsay New creation Earl of Lindsay 1633–1678 Preceded byRobert Lindsay Lord Lindsay of the Byres 1616–1678


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