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Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet

1648 – 1709

Scottish politician

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Lived 1648 – 1709 (aged 60–61).

Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet (died 17 January 1668) was a Scottish politician.

Life He was the eldest son of Sir Andrew Ramsay of Abbotshall, and was created a baronet on 23 June 1669. He represented North Berwick at the Convention of Burghs in 1669, and sat for the burgh in the Parliament of 1669 to 1674. In 1671 he had a charter of the lands of Wauchton, and was known as Ramsay of Wauchton thereafter. His first wife, Margaret Hepburn, died in 1672, and in 1675 he was married to Anne, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton. They had one son, Andrew, who succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death abroad in 1679, and to the lands of Abbotshall on his grandfather's death in 1688.

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Birth century
Died
1709
Positions held
Member of the Parliament of Scotland

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Who was Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet?

Scottish politician

When was Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet was born on 24 December 1648.

When did Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet died in 1709.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Andrew Ramsay, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q64853706

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