Forbes, Duncan, 1685-1747
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Name (Latin)
Forbes, Duncan, 1685-1747
Other forms of name
Right honourable Lord President, 1685-1747
Lord P----d----t, 1685-1747
Gentleman in Edinburgh, 1685-1747
Philo Scotus, 1685-1747
Date of birth
1685-11-10
Date of death
1747-12-10
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His Some thoughts concerning religion, 1750:t.p. (the Right Honourable Duncan Forbes)
- His Copy of a letter from a gentleman in Edinburgh, to his friend in the country, upon the subject of the malt tax, 1725:p. 18 (signed, Philo Scotus)
- Halkett & Laing(Philo Scotus, Duncan Forbes of Culloden)
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DuncanForbes
John Faber II (1684-1756), engraver; after a painting by Jeremiah Davison (n.d.), Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Duncan Forbes, 5th of Culloden (10 November 1685 – 10 December 1747) was a Scottish lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1737. As Lord President and senior Scottish legal officer, he played a major role in helping the government suppress the 1745 Jacobite Rising.
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