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James Maitland by Joseph Nollekens The Maitland tomb, St Mary's Church, Haddington. James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale, KT, PC (26 January 1759 – 10 September 1839) was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland and a Scottish representative peer in the House of Lords.
James Maitland, 8th earl of Lauderdale (born Jan. 26, 1759, Hatton (Haulton) House, Ratho parish, Midlothian, Scot.—died Sept. 13, 1839, Thirlestane Castle, Berwickshire) was a Scottish politician and economic writer. Lauderdale was educated at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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23 de abr. de 2024 · Despite his aristocratic birth, the Earl of Lauderdale became a fervent supporter of the French Revolution. Following a visit to Paris in 1792, he became the leader of the opposition Whig party in Scotland, and was nicknamed 1Citizen Maitland'.
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839), Scottish politician and author of 'Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth'. Sitter associated with 37 portraits.
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale. (1759-1839), Scottish politician and author of 'Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth'. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Entered the House of Commons as an MP in 1780.
After his father's death in 1789, James Maitland became the 8th Earl of Lauderdale and was bumped upstairs as a Scottish peer in the House of Lords in 1790. As a Tory majority was elected, Lauderdale would remain in constant opposition throughout.
1 de jan. de 2017 · Lauderdale argues that the social benefits from savings have distinct limits: ‘In every state of society, a certain quantity of capital, proportioned to the existing state of knowledge of mankind, may be usefully and profitably employed.’
