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James St Clair (c. 1690 –
30 November 1762) was a
Scottish soldier and
Tory politician.
The younger son of the
10th Lord Sinclair and Grizel Cockburn, he served in the
1st Battalion, Royal Regiment becoming
Ensign in 1708. In the service of the
3rd Foot Guards, he reached the rank of
Captain in 1714, that of
2nd Major in 1722 and that of
1st Major and
Brevet Colonel the year on this. In 1734, St Clair became Officer Commanding of the
22nd Foot. Between 1737 and 1762, he served in the
Royal Scots, first as
Colonel, from 1739 as
Brigadier-General and from 1745 as
Lieutenant-General. In 1746, he commanded the forces, which besieged and destroyed the
French fortifications at
Quiberon and in 1761, he was made eventuelly
General.
St Clair was several times
Member of Parliament (MP). He sat for
Dysart Burghs from 1722 to 1734 and from 1747 to 1754, for
Sutherland from 1736 to 1747 and for
Fife from 1754 to 1762.
In 1735, St Clair bought
Rosslyn Castle, which was later later inherited by the male heirs of his sisters. He was
Envoy to
Turin and
Vienna in 1748 and governor of
County Cork. On the death of his older brother
John St Clair, he succeeded
de jure as
Lord Sinclair, but never assumed the title. St Clair died in
Dysart and with his death the
Lordship became dormant.
Around 1745, he married Janet Dalrymple, daughter of Hon.
Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet. Their marriage was childless.
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