Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit

Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit

Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit (1585-1670) was a minor Scottish Noble.

Scott was a Director of Chancery who became a Lord of Session [http://www.scotsconnection.com/clan_crests/Scott.htm] . He bought the Mill of Kinghorn and Inchkeith Island for 20,000 merks [http://www.oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk/volume6/page109.html] in 1649. Scott is characterized by James Grant in "Old and New Scotland" as "eccentric and sarcastic".


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