LAUDKRDALE. 29 [James Maitland, styled Viscount Maitland, 1st s. and h. ap., h. about lt>80 ; M. (contract ilat. 31 Aug. 1702), Jean, 1st fin. of John (Gordon), Eari. of SCTHERLASD [S.] He <f. v.p. and B.p.jn.(») 1709. His widow d. at Edinburgh 11 Feb. 1747, aged 67.] VI. 1710. 6. Charles (Maitland), Eaul of Lauderdale, <fec. [S.], 2d but 1st snrv. s. and h. male ; b. about 1688 ; staled Viscount Maitland from 17011 till lie sue. to the pttragt [S.J pa 30 Aug. 1710 ; an oilicer in 1715 al the battle of Sherimnuir ; Lord Lieut, and Sheriff of Midlothian ; Master of the Mint [§.]; lltr. 1'kkk [S.], 1741-44. He m. about 1711 Klizabeth, 1st da. of James (Ocin.YY), 4th K.Mil. or l'lNDi.ATKit [S.], sometime High Chancellor [S.J, by Anne, da. of Sir William Dlnhau, Hart. [S.] He (/. at Hatton, 15 July 174 I, in his 56th year. SW entry in Lyon office. Will pr. 17 !">.(_<>) His widow d. at Bath 24 Sep. 1778. VII. 1714. ~. James (Maitland), Earl o* Lauderdale, &c. [S.], and h., b. 23 Jan. 1718 ; staled Viscount Maitland till he sue. to the jutragt [S.], liS July 1711. Having served in the Army from 1740. he became Lieut Col. in 1 7 4 T» but resigned in 1706. R«P. I'kku [S.]. 1747-89; a Lord of Police, 1766-82. He ni., 24 April 1749, at Merton, co. Surrey (she being then in her 15th year) Mary, da. and h. lor coheir) of Sir Thonnis LoJIBb - ,{ ) " A nobleman of the sweetest disposition and finest accomplishments." [Wood's " DougUu."] (<=) He d, 3 Jan. 173S/9, at his house in St. Olave's Jury, London, worth £120,000, having been the discoverer of the best method of silk-manufacture in 1719, fur which, when in 1732 the patent expired, he received £14,000 from Pari. ol) He obtained £1,000 (in full of his claim for £S,000) for the regality of Thirslestane and the bailiary of Lauderdale under the act for abolishing heritable jurisdictions. (°) '• This nobleman was throughout most of his life an impetuous advocate of popular opinions. Ho was the friend of Brissot, the dupe of Bonaparte, and finally died the opponent of Lord Grey's Reform Government." [Note by Dr. Dorau in Wraxall's " Memnirs" edit. 1884, vol. ii, p. 78.] It appears from the obituary notice of him in the " Anniutl Register of 1839 that his political views "underwent a complete change " about 1820, and that, 10 years later, at the date of Reform Bill,
- t he may be considered as the main spring and mover of the high Tory party among
the Scotch peerage."
