John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford

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John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Carmichael (28 February 1638 – 20 September 1710), known as Lord Carmichael between 1672 and 1701, when he was created the 1st Earl of Hyndford, was a Scottish nobleman and politician.

He succeeded his grandfather, James Carmichael, 1st Lord Carmichael (1579–1672), as second Lord Carmichael in 1672. He was Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1689 to 1690, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1690, 1694, and 1699, and Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 1692 to 1713.[1] He was Secretary of State from 1699 to 1702, and supported the Union with England. He was a colonel of Dragoons from 1693 to 1697. His wife was Beatrix Drummond, a daughter of the 3rd Lord Maderty and Lady Beatrice Graham. Their daughter Beatrix married John Cockburn of Ormiston.

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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
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1699–1702
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Academic offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
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Peerage of Scotland
New creation Earl of Hyndford
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Lord Carmichael
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