About Charles Oliphant
Lived 1666 – 1719 (aged 52–53). Charles Oliphant was a British physician and politician.
Charles Oliphant (1666 – 9 December 1719) was a Scottish physician and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1719. He built his medical career in Edinburgh, but moved to London in 1708. He became physician to the Prince of Wales (later King George II).
Early life and family Oliphant was the second son of Charles Oliphant of Edinburgh, a principal clerk of the court of session and a descendant of the 3rd Lord Oliphant.
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Who was Charles Oliphant?
British physician
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Charles Oliphant was born in 1666.
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Charles Oliphant died on 9 December 1719.
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Charles Oliphant was a physician and politician.
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Charles Oliphant was British.
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