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	Earl of Stair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title Earl of Stair was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1703 for John Dalrymple.
		The name comes from the hamlet of Stair, the ancestral home of the Dalrymple family who settled there in the 12th century.
		John Dalrymple, 2nd Viscount of Stair (became Earl of Stair in 1703)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Stair (293 words)

	Stairs Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The hamlet of Stair in Scotland nestles at the bottom of a glen beside the River Ayr at the north-west border of the 5,376 acre (22 km²) parish of Stair where the River Ayr is joined by Trabboch Burn in what is now known as East Ayrshire.
		Once part of the District of Kyle, a historic sub-region of Ayrshire, the parish of Stair was created in 1653 at the request of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair who arranged for the severence of a part of Ochiltree to form a new parish.
		Other places of interest in the parish of Stair are Stair brig built in 1745 and Stair Church first built in 1706 and replaced with the existing structure in 1864.
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	Stair, John Dalrymple, 2d earl of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1673-1747, Scottish general and diplomat; son of the 1st earl of Stair.
		At the accession of George I, Stair was sent as envoy to Paris, where from 1715 to 1720 his network of spies effectively thwarted the intrigues of the Jacobites.
		After Walpole fell from office in 1742, the earl was created field marshal and commanded the so-called pragmatic army in Flanders and Germany.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/stair-j1o2.asp (252 words)

	STAIR, JAMES DALRYMPLE - Online Information article about STAIR, JAMES DALRYMPLE
		The parliament of this year, in which Stair again sat, was memorable for two statutes, one in private and the other in public law.
		master of Stair, relative to the regality of Glenluce; and, both having appealed to the privy council, Claverhouse, as might have been expected, was absolved from all the charges brought against him and the master was deprived of the regality.
		John, master of Stair (1648—1707), who was created 1st earl of Stair in 1703, an able lawyer and politician, who is, however, principally remembered for his part in the massacre of Glencoe, is dealt with above.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SOU_STE/STAIR_JAMES_DALRYMPLE.html (3960 words)

	John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Dalrymple (born 1648 - died January 8, 1707) was a Scottish noble who played a key role in the 1707 Act of Union between Scotland and England that created the Kingdom of Great Britain.
		The son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, John Dalrymple was born at Stair House in the parish of Stair that was then part of what was known as the District of Kyle, Ayrshire.
		Master of Stair, he was created 1st Earl of Stair in 1703 by Queen Anne.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Dalrymple,_1st_Earl_of_Stair (256 words)

	STRANRAER - LoveToKnow Article on STRANRAER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Three miles east of Stranraer is Lochinch, the residence of the earl of Stair, a modern structure in the Scots Baronial style.
		This castle was erected in the reign of James VI.
		for the earls of Cassilis, and passed into the hands of the Stair family in the i7th century.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/STRANRAER.htm (556 words)

	Dalrymple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		James Dalrymple, Earl of Stair, was one of the first of the family who rose to importance.
		The daughters of the House of Stair have been celebrated for their beauty, in Scottish song; and we are forced to confess that transplanting to American soil has not diminished their hereditary grace or beauty.
		"Jesse Dalrymple, a descendant of a younger son of the third Earl of Stair, came to this country at the solicitation of James Alexander, father of William Lord Sterling, in 1765.
	www.geocities.com /dane97520/Dalrymple.html (424 words)

	Stair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The hamlet of Stair, or Stair Bridge, lies in a very pretty place at the north-west border of the parish, where the river Ayr is joined by Trabboch Burn, two and a half miles south of Tarbolton, and one mile from Tarbolton Railway Station.
		Stair House, a little above the bridge, stands on a holm within a beautiful bend of the river, and is a very old and not large mansion, still habitable, but not the residence of
		The village of Stair, which comprises but a few dwellings and a neat parish church, is about two miles and a half from Torbolton; its situation is most romantic, and many highly ornamental mansions add to the beauty of the surrounding country."
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	Bride Of Lammermoor by Sir Scott, Walter eBook by BookRags
		Miss Janet Dalrymple, daughter of the first Lord Stair and Dame Margaret Ross, had engaged herself without the knowledge of her parents to the Lord Rutherford, who was not acceptable to them either on account of his political principles or his want of fortune.
		Lady Stair, a woman accustomed to universal submission, for even her husband did not dare to contradict her, treated this objection as a trifle, and insisted upon her daughter yielding her consent to marry the new suitor, David Dunbar, son and heir to David Dunbar of Baldoon, in Wigtonshire.
		Lady Stair sent him for answer, that her daughter, sensible of her undutiful behaviour in entering into a contract unsanctioned by her parents, had retracted her unlawful vow, and now refused to fulfil her engagement with him.
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	Sir John Pringle
		He then settled as a physician in Edinburgh, and in a few years had so much distinguished himself as to be, in 1734, appointed assistant and successor to the professor of pneumatics and moral philosophy in the university.
		At the battle of Dettingen, he was in a coach with the minister, lord Carteret, and, at one particular crisis of the action, was involved in considerable danger.
		On the resignation of the earl of Stair, he also proposed resigning, but was prevented by his lordship, whom he accompanied, however, forty miles on his way to England, as a mark of his respect.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/pringle_john.htm (1367 words)

	AllRefer.com - Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of, British And Irish History, Biographies
		Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of 1648–1707, Scottish statesman; son of Viscount Stair.
		He served under James II, but sponsored the accession (1688) of William III in the Scottish Parliament and became (1691) that monarch's joint secretary of state for Scotland.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Stair-Jo1.html (232 words)

	January 8th
		The Earl of Stair above cited was eldest son of James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair, the President of the Court of Session in Scotland, and the greatest lawyer whom that country has produced.
		This first earl, as Sir John Dalrymple, was one of three persons of importance chosen to offer the crown of Scotland to William and Mary at the Revolution.
		His son, the second earl, as ambassador to France in the time of the regency of Orleans, was of immense service in defeating the intrigues of the Stuarts, and preserving the crown for the Hanover dynasty.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/jan/8.htm (3625 words)

	Earl
		1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
		1582 Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII
		1188 Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/e/earl.html (4846 words)

	Stranraer - STI Board Minutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lord Stair has instructed the STI Manager to build up a profile of projects, which STI should be involved with and can be actively developing.
		Willie Scobie indicated that the Council had given a £10,000 grant for events in the area, and all agreed that the budget for events should be laid down in advance.
		Lord Stair asked the Board to consider the proposal in two ways - whether they should support the project before them and also is there a future for the STI to work as the link in innovative projects.
	www.stranraer.org /sti/board_minutes/2000_2001/20june01.html (1015 words)

	Massacre at Glencoe: A Highland Perspective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But the Stair (Dalyrmple) had a personal grudge against a small sect of MacIans of the Clan MacDonald, for participating in the rebellions and, he claimed, cattle reiving (stealing).
		England's King William III's agent John Dalrymple, 44, Earl of Stair, suppressed news of the oath taken six days late, by Ian MacDonald, chieftain of the MacDonald Clan at Glencoe, and conspired against MacDonald with Archibald [Campbell] Argyll, 41, and with John Campbell, 57, first Earl of Breadalbane.
		A curious and interesting incident came out during the sitting of the commission, tending to show that Breadalbane was conscious of a very large share of guilt, and was fully aware of the heinous and nefarious character of the bloody transaction.
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	thePeerage.com - Person Page 1350
		She married Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby, son of Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby and Frances Crichton-Stuart, on 3 October 1861.
		John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby was the son of Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby and Susan Juliana Maria Hamilton Dent.
		John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair is the son of John Aymar Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair and Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon.
	www.thepeerage.com /p1350.htm (577 words)

	Thomas Lidderdale, 1709 - 1766
		There is a slight elaboration giving the wife of the Earl of Linlithgow as Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of the tenth Earl of Angus.
		Among the patients of the partnership were Walpoles, Cokes, Bedingfields, Hares, Hostes, etc. The account mentions that Thomas was related to the Earl of Stair and to Admiral Pringle.
		His sister married a Pringle and their daughter Ann Pringle married Sir John Dalrymple, of which family was the Earl of Stair.
	www.lidderdale.com /gen077.html (679 words)

	Overview of Lady Stair's House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gaining its name through being home to Lady Stair, widow of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair (1648 - 1707), and a fashionable beauty, who purchased the house in 1719 and retained it until her death in 1759.
		In 1893, at the suggestion of the visionary planner and urban conservationist Patrick Geddes (1854 - 1932), it was bought and preserved by Archibald Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847 - 1929), who happened to be a descendent of Lady Stair's cruel first husband.
		The three storey house was a corner stair tower and ogee roof.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst997.html (249 words)

	2nd Home Mortgage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, KT, PC (July 20, 1673 - May 9, 1747) was a Scottish soldier and diplomat.
		George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, Earl of Eltham, and Viscount Northallerton, formerly HSH Prince George of Teck (11 October 1895-16 April 1981), was a descendant of the British Royal Family.
		Family The eldest son of the 1st Earl Granville (1773—1846), by his marriage with Lady Harriet, daughter of the Duke of Devonshire, he was born in London.
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	The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons) [UK]
		F.M. John (Dalrymple), 2nd Earl of Stair, KT [reappointed]
		John (Leslie), 10th Earl of Rothes, KT Gen. Hon.
		George Augustus (Herbert), 11th Earl of Pembroke, KG Gen. Hon.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/D06Innis.htm (386 words)

	Encyclopedia: John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Other descriptions of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
		The united Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the merger of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707 (see Act of Union 1707).
		The son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair of Stair, John Dalrymple was born at Stair House in the parish of Stair that was then part of what was known as the District of Kyle, Ayrshire.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-Dalrymple,-1st-Earl-of-Stair (610 words)

	The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Stair, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Stair, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747)@ HighBeam Research
		Stair, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747)
		In 1701 joined a Scottish foot regiment and served in the duke of Marlborough's campaigns.
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	World of Quotes - Lord Stair Quotes.
		L'Abbe de Ville proposed a toast, His master, as the rising Sun: Reisbach then gave the Empress Queen, As the bright moon and much praise won.
		The Earl of Stair, whose turn next came, Gave for his toast his own King Will, As Joshua the sun of Nun, Who made both Sun and Moon stand still.
		All Quotes are provided for educational purposes only and contributed by users.
	www.worldofquotes.com /author/Lord-Stair/1 (105 words)

	Dalrymple, John
		Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of - Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of, 1648–1707, Scottish statesman; son of Viscount Stair.
		Stair, John Dalrymple, 2d earl of - Stair, John Dalrymple, 2d earl of, 1673–1747, Scottish general and diplomat; son of the 1st...
		Stair, John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747) (The Hutchinson Encyclopedia)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0912371.html (284 words)

	NPG x75163; Violet Evelyn Dalrymple (née Harford), Countess of Stair
		1 of 4 portraits of Violet Evelyn Dalrymple (née Harford), Countess of Stair
		Violet Evelyn Dalrymple (née Harford), Countess of Stair
		Violet Evelyn Dalrymple (née Harford), Countess of Stair (died 1968), Justice of the Peace; wife of John James Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair; daughter of Frederick Henry Harford.
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	Tragedy at Glencoe - Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		England's King William III's agent John Dalrymple, 44, Earl of Stair, suppressed news of the oath taken six days late, by Ian MacDonald, chieftain of the MacDonald Clan at Glencoe, and conspired against MacDonald with Archibald [Campbell] Argyll, 41,
		The claim of "We were just following orders" or "it was stricltly a military operation" has a fascist sound that does not let the clan off the hook so easily.
		This atrocious slaughter carried out upon the a small clan of MacIan MacDonalds, was initiated by the King of England himself, despite his denial, his man, John Dalyrmple (Master or Earl of the Stair) and the Campbell conspirators proved beyond
	www.mactavish.org /historyforum/robertgunn/rg-glencoe2.htm (1848 words)

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		Earl of Stair, was born at Edinburgh, 24 September 1749 (Scots Magazine) and educated at Eton (Stair Papers) and Edinburgh University.
		He entered the Army and became a Captain in October 1779 (Caledonian Mercury) in the 87
		He served in the American War, and was present at the successful attack on New London, and Fort Griswold (Groton), Connecticut made in September 1781 by General Benedict Arnold, who sent Lord Dalrymple with his despatches to Sir Henry Clinton.
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	Overview of John Dalrymple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The son of James Dalrymple (1619-95), 1st Viscount Stair and a noted lawyer.
		William later appointed Dalrymple as Lord Advocate (1689) and Secretary of State for Scotland (1691).
		Infamously, he was principally responsible for authorising the massacre of the Clan MacDonald at Glencoe (1692) by government troops in the form of the Campbell Earl of Argyll's regiment.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst578.html (170 words)

	John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair (1771-1853), General
		John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair (1771-1853), General
		The House of Commons, 1833 (includes George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby; William Ewart Gladstone; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; Sir George Hayter; John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst; William Lamb, 2nd...)
		The online database contains information on 64,720 works, 43,628 of which are illustrated; the National Portrait Gallery's collection includes over 330,000 works.
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