1561 - 1626 (65 years)
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Name |
Alexander (of Kilgennie) Wedderburn |
Birth |
1561 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1626 |
Person ID |
I91903 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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Notes |
- Progenitor of the lines of Kingennie, Blackness
Clerk of Dundee : "One of the most remarkable men who ever held that office" (C.B., intro)
Clerk of Dundee from 1585 to 1626, prominent in the affairs of the burgh. In particular he constantly represented Dundee in the Scottish Parliament, and was one of the commissioners for treating of a union between England and Scotland. James VI, whom he accompanied to England in 1603, held him in high esteem, and on Kingennie's return presented him with a ring, still in the family. (It is in the possession of Mr. Scrymgeour-Wedderburn of Wedderburn, who also owns a portrait of Kingennie, by Jameson).
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