John Drummond, 10th of Lennoch

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For other people named John Drummond, see John Drummond (disambiguation).

John Drummond (31 January 1713 – 17 June 1786),[1] 10th of Lennoch and 3rd of Megginch Castle in Perthshire, was a Scottish Member of Parliament.

He was the oldest son of Adam Drummond of Megginch and his wife Alison, daughter of John Hay of Haystoun. His father was a member of the Privy Council of Scotland.[2]

Career

At the 1727 general election he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perthshire, defeating the sitting MP Mungo Haldane.[3] The election was closely fought, and was decided by a circle centred on Robert Craigie, who chose Drummond, the favoured candidate of the 2nd Duke of Atholl.[2]

Drummond voted infrequently in the House of Commons, and retired from Parliament at the 1734 election.[2]

Personal life

In 1712 he married Bethia Murray, daughter of James Murray of Deucar. They had five sons and one daughter:[4]

  • Adam (1713–1786), an army officer, and an MP for most of the years 1761–84[4]
  • Patrick, Francis and John died before their parents[4]
  • Collin, born 1722, who had ten children, including John (1754–1835, MP for Shaftesbury); General Gordon Drummond (1772–1854), and Adam, who inhrerited Megginch Castle[4]
  • Jean married the 2nd Duke of Atholl in 1749, after the death of the Duke's first wife.[5] After the Duke's death she remarried, to Lord Adam Gordon[4]

His nickname was "Sir Francis Wronghead", after a character in the play The Provoked Husband.[2]

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Perthshire
1727 – 1734		 Succeeded by
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  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
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