James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven
About James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven
Lived 1777 – 1853 (aged 75).
James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven FRSE (1777–1853) was a 19th-century Scottish peer and professional soldier.
Life
He was born at Melville House south of Monimail near Cupar in Fife on 17 October 1777. He was the eldest son of James Ruthven, 6th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and his wife, Lady Mary Elizabeth Leslie. He succeeded his father as 7th Lord Ruthven of Freeland in 1789.
Until 1807 he was a Major in the 90th Regiment of Foot also known as the Perthshire Volunteers.
In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Sir Thomas Dick Lauder.
He died on 27 July 1853.
Family
In 1813 he married Mary Hamilton Campbell of Shawfield. They had no children.
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James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven died on 27 July 1853.
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· Wikipedia: James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven
· DBpedia: James Ruthven, 7th Lord Ruthven of Freeland
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