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===Sir [[name::John]] [[name::ERSKINE]] or ARESKINE, of Alva, 3rd bart. [[date of birth::1672]]-[[date of death::1739]]=== | ===Sir [[name::John]] [[name::ERSKINE]] or ARESKINE, of Alva, 3rd bart. [[date of birth::1672]]-[[date of death::1739]]=== | ||
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The second son of [[family::Sir Charles Erskine]], 1st Bt., of [[location::Alva]], Stirling (now in Clackmannan). | The second son of [[family::Sir Charles Erskine]], 1st Bt., of [[location::Alva]], Stirling (now in Clackmannan). | ||
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Franks 681 Areskine, Sr. John, of Alva, Baronet. 1707 . | Franks 681 Areskine, Sr. John, of Alva, Baronet. 1707 . | ||
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Sir John ERSKINE or ARESKINE, of Alva, 3rd bart. 1672-1739
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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 two engraved bookplates:
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