William Cunningham d.1734
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William CUNNINGHAM, 12th Earl of Glencairn, d. 1734
Biographical Note
Son of John Cunningham, 11th Earl of Glencairn, (1673–1703). Member of the Privy Council under Queen Anne; captain and governor of the castle of Dunbarton (1715-34). Father of William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn (d. 1775).
His bookplate was re-used by his grandson James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Dunbar (1749–1791).
Books
Used an engraved bookplate:
Franks 7596 (Cunningham), The Right Honble. William Earl of Glencairne. (Succeeded 1703 as 12th Earl: died 1734.) Franks *484 (Cunningham), The Right Honble. William Earl of Glencairne. (Another impression of the last plate.)
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Cracroft's Peerage