John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford PC KT (15 March 1701 – 19 July 1767), styled Viscount of Inglisberry 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 1741–42, to Russia from 1744–49 and to Vienna from 1752–64.

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

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References

The Scottish Peerage

External links

"Archival material relating to John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford". UK National Archives.
"Carmichael, John (1701-1767)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Unknown	Envoys Extraordinary to Prussia 1741–1742	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Melchior Guy-Dickens	Ambassador to Russia 1744–1750	Succeeded by Charles Hanbury Williams
Preceded by Robert Keith	Ambassador to Austria 1756–1764	Succeeded by The Viscount Stormont
Political offices
Preceded by New government	Lord of the Bedchamber 1760–1761	Succeeded by The Earl of Pembroke
Military offices
Preceded by James Ogilvy	Vice Admiral of Scotland 1764–1767	Succeeded by William Douglas
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by James Carmichael	Earl of Hyndford 1737–1767	Succeeded by John Carmichael

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