George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow

The Earl of Linlithgow
The Right Honourable; The Earl of Linlithgow; PC
Personal details
Born	George Livingston; July 1616
Died	1 February 1690 (aged 73)
Spouse(s)	Lady Elizabeth Lyon; (m. after 1650, died); Agnes Wauchope Scott; (m. 1677; his death 1690)
Relations	James Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow (grandson)
Children	George Livingston, 4th Earl of Linlithgow; Alexander Livingston, 3rd Earl of Callendar; Lady Henrietta Livingston
Parents	Alexander Livingston, 2nd Earl of Linlithgow; Lady Elizabeth Gordon

George Livingston PC (July 1616 – 1 February 1690) was a military officer and third Earl of Linlithgow.

Early life

The grave of George Livingston, Lord Livingston (and his wife Elizabeth Maule), St Michaels Church, Linlithgow

Livingston was born in July 1616. He was the eldest son of Alexander Livingston, 2nd Earl of Linlithgow and Lady Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of the Marquess of Huntly who died giving birth to him.[1]

Among his siblings was sister Lady Margaret Livingston, who married Sir Thomas Nicholson, 2nd Baronet. After his death, she married, as his fourth wife, Sir George Stirling, 6th of Keir in 1666. After his death, she married thirdly to her late husband's cousin Sir John Stirling, 8th of Keir on 6 February 1668.[2]

His mother was the second daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Lady Henrietta Stuart (eldest daughter of Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox). His paternal grandparents were Alexander Livingstone, 1st Earl of Linlithgow and Lady Helen Hay (the eldest daughter of Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll). His paternal uncle was James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar.[3]

Career

He was appointed constable and keeper of Linlithgow Palace on his father's resignation on 15 December 1642.[4] His father died between 11 June and 20 December 1648, and his succession to the earldom.

On 4 December 1650, George was admitted to the House of Parliament, and his incapability by his accession to the 'Engagement' for the rescue of Charles taken off.[5] On 20 December, he was nominated colonel of one of the Perth regiments of horse.[6] He was member for the Sheriffdom of Perthshire in Cromwell's parliament from 1654 to 1645.[7]

At the Restoration, he was appointed colonel of the Scots Regiment of Foot Guards, and sworn a Privy Councillor.[8]

On 18 December 1677 he obtained a commission to succeed Sir George Munro, 1st of Newmore as major-general of the forces in Scotland, his principal duty being the suppression of covenanting conventicles. After the defeat of Claverhouse at Drumclog on 1 June 1679, Linlithgow acted very irresolutely. The forces of Claverhouse were directed to return to the main body under him at Stirling, and without daring to risk an engagement, he finally fell back on Edinburgh until assistance could be obtained from England. On the arrival of the English reinforcements the supreme command was transferred to Monmouth.

After the battle of Bothwell Bridge Linlithgow, on 25 July, was sent by the council along with Claverhouse to London to advocate the adoption of more severe measures against those who had been in arms. On 10 July 1684, he was appointed justice-general in room of the Earl of Perth,[9] but he was deprived of his office at the Revolution. Linlithgow had some connection with the Montgomery plot, but died before its betrayal.

Personal life

On 30 July 1650, he married Lady Elizabeth Lyon, the widow of John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne. Lady Elizabeth was the second daughter of Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure.[10] Together, they were the parents of two sons and one daughter:[11]

George Livingston, 4th Earl of Linlithgow (d. 1695), who married Hon. Henrietta Sutherland, daughter of Alexander Sutherland, 1st Lord Duffus.[2]
Alexander Livingston, 3rd Earl of Callendar (d. 1692), who married Lady Anne Graham, eldest daughter of James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose and Lady Isabel Ker (widow of Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe and fifth daughter of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton).[2]
Lady Henrietta Livingston, who married Robert Makgill, 2nd Viscount of Oxfuird.[12]

After the death of his first wife, he remarried in June 1677 to Agnes (née Wauchope) Scott. Agnes was the widow of goldsmith Alexander Scott of Edinburgh, and daughter and co-heiress of George Wauchope of Edinburgh.[2]

After his death on 1 February 1690, he was buried in a family vault on the south side of St Michael's church in Linlithgow, west of Edinburgh.[13]

Descendants

Following the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689, his son-in-law and both of his sons, were accused of being rebels, arrested and imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle. They were released only after taking an oath of allegiance to King William III. Through his second son, he was a grandfather of James Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow and 4th Earl of Callendar as his eldest son George died without issue.[3]

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References

Robert Gordon, Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland (Edinburgh, 1813), p. 335.
"Linlithgow, Earl of (S, 1600 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
"Callendar, Earl of (S, 1641 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
Date is not confirmed by documentation. Charter in favour of George dated 17 June 1640, registered 20 December 1642 (Scottish Records Society, The Binns Papers, 205).
Sir James Balfour, Annals, iv. p. 198.
Sir James Balfour, Annals, iv. p. 210.
Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland).
see Dalton's "The Scots Army 1661-1688" at intro, p xvi
Fountainhall, Hist. Notices, p. 542)
"Panmure, Earl of (S, 1646 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1893). "Livingstone, George (1616-1690)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co. [Sir James Balfour's Annals; Lauder of Fountainhall's Hist. Notices; Burnet's Own Time; Balcarres's Memoirs; Wodrow's Sufferings of the Kirk of Scotland; Napier's Graham of Claverhouse; Douglas's Scottish Peerage (Wood), ii. 128.]
"Oxfuird, Viscount of (S, 1651)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Livingstone, George (1616-1690)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Military offices
Preceded by New Post	Colonel of the Scots Regiment of Foot Guards 1660–1684	Succeeded by Hon. James Douglas
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Alexander Livingston	Earl of Linlithgow 1648–1690	Succeeded by George Livingston
Preceded by Alexander Livingston	Lord Livingston 1648–1690	Succeeded by George Livingston

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[1] Robert Gordon, Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland (Edinburgh, 1813), p. 335.

[EarlLinlithgow-2] "Linlithgow, Earl of (S, 1600 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[EarlCallendar-3] "Callendar, Earl of (S, 1641 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[4] Date is not confirmed by documentation. Charter in favour of George dated 17 June 1640, registered 20 December 1642 (Scottish Records Society, The Binns Papers, 205).

[5] Sir James Balfour, Annals, iv. p. 198.

[6] Sir James Balfour, Annals, iv. p. 210.

[7] Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland).

[8] see Dalton's "The Scots Army 1661-1688" at intro, p xvi

[9] Fountainhall, Hist. Notices, p. 542)

[EarlPanmure-10] "Panmure, Earl of (S, 1646 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[dnb-11] Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1893). "Livingstone, George (1616-1690)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co. [Sir James Balfour's Annals; Lauder of Fountainhall's Hist. Notices; Burnet's Own Time; Balcarres's Memoirs; Wodrow's Sufferings of the Kirk of Scotland; Napier's Graham of Claverhouse; Douglas's Scottish Peerage (Wood), ii. 128.]

[ViscountOxfuird-12] "Oxfuird, Viscount of (S, 1651)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[13] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Livingstone, George (1616-1690)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.