3SG MORTOX. XIII. 1715. ./ ?. Robert (Doogeas), Haul op Morton, &c. [S.j, br. m& h. ; iw. (o Me peerage [S.1 10 Dec. inr>. He is said to have been " a man of parts, honour. and probity, |u-cnli:irly well versed in the knowledge of the antiquities of his country.^) He d. num. at Edinburgh, 22 /an. 1730. and was In)-, in the Abbey church there. Funeral entry in Lyon officio. XIV. 1730. 1-1. GEORGE (Pot/oLAs), Eahe Of Morton, &c. [S.], y.-t. and onlv surv. br. and h., b. 1662 ; was sometime in the army, rising to the rank of Colonel: He was M.P. for Kirkwall in the last Pari, of Scotland, 1702-07, supporting the I'nioii [S.j ami being subsequently M.P. [Q.B.] for Wick linrghs, 1708-10 ; for Linlithgow Burghs (in two Tails.), 1 70S-1 and again, 1715-22, null for Orkney and Shetland, 1713-15, mid again (in two Paris.), 1722, till he inc. to the peerage [S.] on 22 Jan. 1730. ttttP. Tkku [S.J, 1730-31 ; Vice Admiral [S.], 1733-3S.' lie m. firstly da. of (— ) Miiuiik.ui, of l.mhonse, oft. Edinburgh, lie m. secondly, before 170-2, Fraucefi, da. of William Aijukiuxy, of llalstow, co. Kent. He d. at Edinburgh, -1 Jan, 173S, in- his 77th year, ami was tin-, in the Urey friars there, XV. 173S. 11,. James (Pobglas), Earl of Morton, 1st sui-v. s. ami h., by second wife; b. 1702 or 1703, was, apparently, slyttd Ehud Abkbdoub.C 1 ) 1730-38 j tuc to the pcerai/e [S.J, I .Ian. 17:!,S, being "a nobleman of distinguished abilities as well an of eminent learning, ) K.T., 1738; KW- PlMCK [SiJ, 12 May 1739 till his dentil, some 30 years later. P.eing in France in 1746, he (with his wife and child) were (for some unavowed raibc) imprisoned 3 months in the Bnetile, but allowed to return tu England, 3 Slay 1717. Lord Clerk Register [S.], 1700-07 ; a Trustee of the British Museum, and President of the lloyal Society, . 764-08. By aet of Par], 1742, he obtained the absolute Lordship of Orkney and Zetland, lint disposed of the Same in 1700, for i'03,000 to the Dnndas fnmily.(*') He i/i. firstly, before 1731, Agatha, da. and h. of James Haiadi'IU'on, of I'itenr, CO. Forfar. She d. in the Cauougatu Edinburgh, 1 1 I tee. 17 IS, ami was bur. the 17th at tie- Abbey ehiireh, Holyrood Funeral entry in I.yon office, lb- m. secondly, 31 July 1755, at her fathers house, St. James' square, St. James 1 Westin , Bridget, 1st da. of Sir John HSATHCOTK, 2d P.art., of Norinanton, co. Rutland, by Bridget, du. of John Wiutk, of Wallingwclls, Notts. He d- at, Cliiswick, Midx.. 12 Oct. 1768, ill his 66th year. Will pr. 1769. His widow, who survived him 37 years, d. 2 March 1805, aged S2, in Lower Brook street. Will pr. 1 80S, XVI. 17CS. 15. Siioi.to Ciiari.es (Doelilas), Karl ok Morton, (fee. [S-J. 2d( e ) but 1st siirv. s. and h., b. 1732 ; was, apparently, styled Loud AliF.nnoun, 1738-08 ; raised a corps of Light, Dragoons in 1 759, of which lie was Capt. Commandant; was one of the Lords of Police from 1700 till his death ; sue. to the peerage (&], 12 Oct. 1708. He Si. 19 Nov. 17. r '8, at Edinburgh, Katherine, 4th da. and coheir of the lion. John Hamilton (2d s. of Thomas, Olh Eaiil of Haudincton fS.] ), by Margaret, da. of Sir John Humu, Bart [S.],of ISIackadder. lied. 25 Sep. 1771, aged 42, at Taormina, in Sicily. Will pr. July 1775. His widow, who was b. Dec. 1730, d. 25 April 1823. Will pr. 1823. ( a ) Wood's "Douglas." Mucky, in his " Characters," says of him, when 55 years old, that he is very fair, sanguine coinplexioned, well shaped, taller than the ordinary size ; was zealous for the Revolution and always a follower of the Duke of Queens- berry, of no great capacity but for the ladies, and hath been famous that way." With respect to this way (in which he was thus famous) see Luttrell's "Diary" (vol. v, 431), as to his trial in June 1704 "at, the Old Bailey for a rape," of which, however, lie was acquitted, " the prosecution being looked on as malicious." (e) Wallace, 375, as quoted in Wood's " Douglas." ( u ) Under the act for abolishing heritable jurisdictions in 1717 ho obtained i.'7,147 for the office of Steward and Justiciar of Orkney and Zetland, besides £93 for the regality of Aberdour. (°) Charles, his elder br., who was b. 7 April 1731, (/. young, apparently before 1738 at which date his father sue. to the peerage.
