Robert (of Arniston, the Elder ) Dundas^[1]

1685 - 1753  (67 years)

• Name	Robert (of Arniston, the Elder ) Dundas
  Birth	9 Dec 1685
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Aug 1753	Abbey Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland
  Burial	31 Aug 1753	Borthwick
  	He was buried on 31 August in the family tomb at Borthwick
  Person ID	I192188	First tree
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert (of Arniston) Dundas   d. 1727
  Mother	Margaret (of Stevenson) Sinclair   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F41436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Watson   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1712
  Children	1. Robert Adam Dundas,   b. 1804   d. 9 Jun 1877 (Age 73 years)   2. Robert (4th of Arniston) Dundas,   b. 18 Jul 1713   d. Aft 1786 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F45938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Anne (of Invergordon) Gordon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Henry (1st Viscount Melville) Dundas,   b. 28 Apr 1742   d. 29 May 1811 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F32646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  He was a Scottish lawyer, and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1737. In 1728 he reintroduced into Scottish juries the possible verdicts of guilty or not guilty as against proven or not proven. He was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1748 to 1753.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] .