John Erskine 1672-1739
From Book Owners Online
Sir John ERSKINE or ARESKINE, of Alva, 3rd bart. 1672-1739
Biographical Note
The second son of Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Bt., of Alva, Stirling (now in Clackmannan). WikiTree gives his date of baptism as 11 June 1675 in Tillicoultry. He was a member of the Scottish Parliament (1700-7) and of the British Parliament (1707-8, 1713-15).
Books
Used an engraved bookplate:
Franks 681 Areskine, Sr. John, of Alva, Baronet. 1707 .
Franks *581 Areskine, Sr. John, of Alva, Baronet. 1707. (A different plate.)
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- History of Parliament
- WikiTree