About John Gilmour of Craigmillar
Lived 1605 – 1671 (aged 65–66). John Gilmour of Craigmillar was a judge and politician.
Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar, Lord President of the Court of Session. Engraving after a painting by John Scougal.
Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar (1605 – 14 August 1671) was a Scottish judge and politician, who served as Lord President of the Court of Session from 1661 to 1670. He was the son of John Gilmour, Writer to the Signet, and became an advocate on 12 December 1628.
In 1641 he was appointed by Parliament to act for the Royalist Earl of Montrose, who was charged with intrigues against the Marquis of Argyll. He resigned as Lord President on 22 December 1670, and died the following year. His son, Sir Alexander Gilmour of Craigmillar, was created a baronet in 1678.
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John Gilmour of Craigmillar was born in 1605.
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John Gilmour of Craigmillar was a judge and politician.
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