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| Name |
John (of Glenbucket) Gordon |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I130347 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Oct 2018 |
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| Notes |
- Heavily involved in the Jacobite cause, he was the laird of the tiny estate of Glenbucket in Aberdeenshire near the Banffshire boundary. He was described by his contemporaries as a craggy old man of seventy two, his body twisted by rheumatism. He was a man of little property, living in Strathbogie, liked highlanders and had married his many daughters amongst them. However he was bailie to the Duke of Gordon and this increased his status greatly. He stayed at Glenbuchat Castle.
In 1737 Glenbucket sold his tiny property for £700, and by 1738 he was with the Pretender in Rome with a demand for the Royal Presence in Scotland. He failed in Paris, on the way, to sell the idea of a Franco-Jacobite invasion of Britain to Cardinal Fleury. Though scarcely even a laird, Glenbucket was an impressive personality. His three daughters were married to significant highland chiefs: Forbes of Skellater, Macdonald of Glengarry, and Macdonnel of Lochgarry.
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