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John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

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18th Century Scottish nobleman and diplomat

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford KT PC (15 March 1701 – 19 July 1767), styled Lord Carmichael between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat.

Life

He was son of James Carmichael, 2nd Earl of Hyndford and succeeded to the earldom in 1737. He was a Scottish representative peer from 1739 and sheriff of Lanark from 1739, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1739 and 1740. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1742 and a Privy Counsellor in 1750. He was Vice Admiral of Scotland from 1764 to 1767.

He was envoy to Prussia from 1741 to 1742, to Russia from 1744 to 1749 and to Vienna from 1752 to 1764.

He was succeeded by John Carmichael, the son of his uncle, William Carmichael of Skirling.

References

  • The Scottish Peerage

External links

Diplomatic posts
Unknown Envoys Extraordinary to Prussia
1741–1742 		Unknown
Preceded byMelchior Guy-Dickens Ambassador to Russia
1744–1750 		Succeeded byCharles Hanbury Williams
Preceded byRobert Keith Ambassador to Austria
1756–1764 		Succeeded byThe Viscount Stormont
Political offices
Preceded byNew government Lord of the Bedchamber
1760–1761 		Succeeded byThe Earl of Pembroke
Military offices
Preceded byJames Ogilvy Vice Admiral of Scotland
1764–1767 		Succeeded byWilliam Douglas
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded byJames Carmichael Earl of Hyndford
1737–1767 		Succeeded byJohn Carmichael


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