John Clerk ( 1676 - 1755 )

Birth: 08 November 1676 Death: 04 October 1755 Profession: Barrister Career: Practised at the Scottish Bar; MP for Whithorn in the Scottish Parliament (1702-1707), then in the British Parliament; Member of the Commission for the Union of Scotland and England (1707); Judge of the Scottish Court of Exchequer (1708); made a collection of antiquities; friend of Roger Gale (FRS 1717) Memberships: FSA (1725) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/10/1729.