| Authorised form of name | Ogilvy; James (1663 - 1730); 1st Earl of Seafield and 4th Earl of Findlater; Scottish politician |
| Dates | 1663 - 1730 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Scotland, Europe |
| Date of birth | 11 July 1663 |
| Date of death | 15 August 1730 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland, Europe |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Activity | Education: Private tuition under Patrick Innes; Marischal College, Aberdeen (1675-1678); legal studies in the Netherlands (1683).
Career:
MP for Banffshire in the Scottish Parliament (1681-1682, 1689-1695); admitted Advocate (1685); Solicitor General for Scotland (1689); MP for Cullen (1689-1695); Secretary of State for Scotland (1696-1702); President of the Parliament for Scotland (1698); High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1700, 1708, 1724, 1727); Commissioner for the Union with England (1702); Lord High Chancellor of Scotland (1702-1704); Privy Councillor (1707-1714, 1723); Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (1713-1714).
Honours:
Kt 1695; Viscount Seafield 1698; Earl of Seafield 1701; KT 1704 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/11/1698 |
| Age at election | 35 |
| Proposer | John Hutton |
| Relationships | Parents: James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater, and his wife, Anne, daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton.
Siblings: Col. Patrick Ogilvy of Lonmay and Inchmartine.
Spouse: (1687) Anna, daughter of Sir William Dunbar, Bart, of Durn, Banffshire, and his wife, Janet Brodie.
Children: James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield (1689–1764), succeeded; Hon. George Ogilvy (1690–1732), died unmarried; Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy (1692–1778), married Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale; Lady Janet Ogilvy (1695–1720), married Hugh Forbes of Craigievar. |
| OtherInfo | Active supporter of the 1707 Act of Union. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; GEC |
| Code | NA6067 |