James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale

The Earl of Lauderdale
Earl of Lauderdale
Reign17 August 1789 – 10 September 1839
PredecessorJames Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale
SuccessorJames Maitland, 9th Earl of Lauderdale
Born(1759-01-26)26 January 1759
Died10 September 1839(1839-09-10) (aged 80)
Spouse(s)Eleanor Todd
Issue10
FatherJames Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale
James Maitland by Joseph Nollekens
The Maitland tomb, St Mary's Church, Haddington

James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale, KT, PC (26 January 1759 – 10 September 1839) was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland and a Scottish representative peer in the House of Lords.[1]

  1. ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainYorke, Philip Chesney (1911). "Lauderdale, John Maitland, Duke of s.v. James Maitland, 8th earl of Lauderdale". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 280.

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