1763 - 1833 (70 years)
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| Name |
John (Bt of Lees) Marjoribanks |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
MP |
| Birth |
13 Jan 1763 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
5 Feb 1833 |
| Person ID |
I81485 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2017 |
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| Notes |
- Marjoribanks was a leading figure in the commercial life of Edinburgh, where he was a partner in his father-in-law's banking house. His election for Berwickshire in 1818 had been approved by the Liverpool ministry's Scottish manager Lord Melville and was widely resented, and plans were made to oppose him at the next election.
Ensign 18 Ft. 1779; ensign 1 Ft. Gds. 1780, lt. and capt. 1785, ret. 1792.
Lord. provost of Edinburgh 1814-15.
- (Research):Is this the same man?
Other than being a huntsman William Ramsay Ramsay also
enjoyed the turf and had a number of exceptionally good
horses. His racing horses were managed by William L'Anson,
at Gullane and Malton, and wintered at Barnton. His
stables had a number of successful horses, viz. The Doctor,
Inheritor, Despot, and Lanercost. He also had a close
friendship with William Sharpe of Hoddam who, for a time,
lived at Marchfield and was involved with the breeding and
training of these horses. It is said that it was he who bred
Martha Lynn, the dam of Voltigeur, "from whom all the
best racing blood in England is descended", at Marchfield.
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