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Name |
William Elphinstone |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I112438 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
18 Jan 2023 |
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Notes |
- The younger son
Sir William Elphinstone was the secretary of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia.[12] In 1613 he argued with Hans Meinhard von Sch?nberg over cost-cutting measures in Elizabeth's household and resigned his post as secretary.
In 1626 he was a promoter of the colonial schemes of William Vaughan in Newfoundland at Cambriol.
He was cup-bearer to Charles I, Lord Justice General in Scotland (1635-1641), and knighted at Whitehall in February 1637. He and the Bishop of Galloway were targeted by protesters against the new prayer book on 18 October 1637.
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