| Authorised form of name | Crawford-Lindsay; John (1596 - 1678); 17th Earl of Crawford; politician |
| Other forms of name | John Crawford- |
| Other forms of surname | Lindsay |
| Dates | 1596 - 1678 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1596 |
| Place of death | Struthers Castle, near Cupar, Fife, Scotland, Europe |
| Date of death | 1678 |
| Activity | Career:
Hereditary Steward of the Regality of St Andrews (1618); Privy Councillor (Scotland) (1641); Extraordinary Lord of Session (1641-1649, 1661-1664); one of the leaders of the Covenanting party; distinguished himself fighting with the Scots army allied to Parliament at Marston Moor (1644); Lord High Treasurer (1644-1649, 1661-1663); President of the Scots Parliament (1645); emerged as one of those 'engagers' in the Scots Parliament who favoured compromise with the Royalist party (1649) and was deprived of his offices; carried the sceptre for Charles II at his coronation at Scone (1652); Lieutenant-General in the King's Army; imprisoned and his estates forfeited (1654); retired from public life (1663)
Honours:
Earl of Lindsay 1633; Earl of Crawford 1644 on the forfeiture of the estates of the 16th Earl |
| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/06/1663 |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Mechanical Committee (1664); Agricultural [Georgical] Committee (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Wrote a report on dendrological matters (1664); Asked to contribute to the establishment of a Society college (1668); Asked to contribute to the establishment of a Society college (1668) |
| Relationships | Parents: Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and Lady Christian Hamilton; succeeded his father as Baron Lindsay of the Byres(1616)
Married: Lady Margeret Hamilton
Children: nine overall; heir to earldom William Lindsay
Additional relatives: great-grandson James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose (FRS 1707) |
| OtherInfo | Crawford-Lindsay was vocal in his opposition to the king's ecclesiastical policies, for example regarding the introduction of the Scottish prayer book in 1637, which was ultimately immediately denounced by the Scottish people. He was involved in an investigation into a royalist plot and as Privy Councillor he was additionally appointed to a commission for Fife to apprehend Jesuits, priests, and pilgrims to chapels and wells. Generally, Crawford-Lindsay was active in managing the Civil War within Scotland and outside and throughout his career played a vital role in political and religious events. Ultimately, he resigned all his public positions rather than support the return of episcopacy in Scotland. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC; ODNB
Notes:
The election date is Crawford's election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. Title also styled as Crawford-Lindsay. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/306073650 |
| Code | NA7366 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| LBO/7/111 | Copy letter from Henry Oldenburg, London, to Lindsay Crawford | 26 April 1675 |
| CLP/19/11 | Paper, regarding answers to questions on forestry in Scotland by the Earl of Crawford | [1664] |