John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
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His Grace The Duke of Lauderdale KG PC |
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| Lord High Commissioner | |
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In office 2 August 1669 – October 1680 |
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| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | Earl of Rothes |
| Succeeded by | Duke of Albany |
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In office 19 January 1661 – October 1680 |
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| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian |
| Succeeded by | Earl of Middleton |
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| Born | 24 May 1616 Lethington Castle, East Lothian Scotland |
| Died | 24 August 1682 (aged 66) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Resting place | St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington, East Lothian |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Anne Home; Elizabeth, Countess of Dysart |
John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane KG PC (24 May 1616, Lethington, East Lothian - 1682), was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry.
Maitland was a member of an ancient family of both Berwickshire and East Lothian, the eldest surviving son of John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (d. 1645), (who had been created Viscount of Lauderdale in 1616, and Earl of Lauderdale etc., in 1624), and of Lady Isabel (1594–1638), daughter of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline and great-grandson of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, the poet.
Maitland began public life as a zealous adherent of the Presbyterian cause, took the Covenant, sat as an elder in the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at St Andrews in July 1643, and was sent to the Kingdom of England as a Commissioner for the Covenant in August, and to attend the Westminster Assembly in November.
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