James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield and 4th Earl of Findlater ( 1663 - 1730 )

Birth: 11 July 1663 Death: 15 August 1730 Burial: Cullen Career: MP for Banffshire in the Scottish Parliament (1681-1682, 1689-1695); admitted Advocate (1685); Solicitor General for Scotland (1689); MP for Cullen (1689-1695); Secretary of State for Scotland (1696-1702); President of the Parliament for Scotland (1698); High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1700, 1708, 1724, 1727); Commissioner for the Union with England (1702); Lord High Chancellor of Scotland (1702-1704); Privy Councillor (1707-1714, 1723); Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (1713-1714) Honours: Kt 1695; Viscount Seafield 1698; Earl of Seafield 1701; KT 1704 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/11/1698 Proposers: John Hutton.