James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield

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James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, was a prominent Scottish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.

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instanceOf Scottish nobleman
human
politician
statesman
aristocraticFamily Clan Ogilvy
birthDate 1663
burialPlace Cullen, Banffshire
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1730
familyName Ogilvy
father James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater
gender male
givenName James
heldOfficeDuringEvent Scottish debates on the Acts of Union
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
knownFor influence on the passage of the Union with England Act 1707 in the Scottish Parliament
languageSpoken English
Scots
memberOf Privy Council of Scotland
Scottish Parliament
monarchServed Queen Anne
William III of England
mother Anne Montgomery
linked to: Grizel Montgomery
nobleTitle Earl of Seafield
Lord Ogilvy of Deskford
Viscount Seafield
notableEvent Acts of Union 1707
notableWork negotiations leading to the Acts of Union 1707
parliamentaryRole Commissioner for Cullen in the Parliament of Scotland
playedRole key negotiator in the political union between Scotland and England
politicalAlignment pro-Union
positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
Member of the Parliament of Scotland
Secretary of State of Scotland
precededBy James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater
regionOfActivity Scotland
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
spouse Anne Dunbar
succeededBy James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Seafield
supported union between Scotland and England
titleCreated Earl of Seafield
titleCreationDate 1701

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Secretary of State of Scotland positionHeldBy James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield