DALRYMPLE, JAMES [SSNE 5235]

Surname

DALRYMPLE

First name

JAMES

Title/rank

VISCOUNT STAIR

Nationality

SCOT

Region

STAIR, EAST AYRSHIRE

Text source

James Dalrymple (1619-1695), first Viscount Stair was both a Scottish lawyer and a statesman. After a varied career as a soldier and legal practitioner, he visited the Netherlands in 1649 and 1650 for negotiations with Charles II. After the Restoration, Dalrymple fled to Leiden in the Netherlands in 1682. He returned to Britain with William of Orange in 1688 when he was created viscount. He also became a Privy Councillor in Scotland. He published several important tracts.

DNB; C. Smout, 'The European Lifeline' in G. Menzies (ed.), In Search of Scotland (Edinburgh, 2001), p.132.

Service record

SCOTLAND, BREDA, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC

Arrived 1649-11-01

Departed 1650-06-30

Capacity LAWYER, DIPLOMAT, purpose DIPLOMACY

SCOTLAND, LEIDEN, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC

Arrived 1682-01-01

Departed 1688-12-31

Capacity STUDENT, REFUGEE, purpose ACADEMIC, MISC.