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===[[name::William]] [[name::CUNNINGHAM]], 12th [[personal title::Earl of Glencairn]], d. [[date of death::1734]]===
 
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[[file:P1120480(1).JPG|thumb|William Cunningham's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection *484)]]
 
====Biographical Note====
 
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Son of [[family::John Cunningham]], 11th Earl of Glencairn, (1673–1703).
 
Son of [[family::John Cunningham]], 11th Earl of Glencairn, (1673–1703).
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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.)
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Franks 7596/*484 (Cunningham), The Right Honble. William Earl of Glencairne.  
  
 
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Revision as of 08:24, 3 December 2020

William CUNNINGHAM, 12th Earl of Glencairn, d. 1734

William Cunningham's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection *484)

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/*484 (Cunningham), The Right Honble. William Earl of Glencairne.

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