Person Mackenzie; George (1630 - 1714); 1st Earl of Cromarty; politician and polymath Mackenzie George 1st Earl of Cromarty politician and polymath Makenzy 1630 - 1714 Scottish British Male Innerteil, near Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, Europe 1630 1630 New Tarbat, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe 17 August 1714 17140817 Burial: Dingwall, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Politician Natural history Education: St Andrews; Kings College, Aberdeen (MA 1646) Career: Supported Charles II (1653); in exile on the Continent (1654-1660); Lord of Session (1661); MP for Ross in the Scottish Parliament; Lord Justice General of Scotland (1678); Privy councillor (Scotland) (1678); Lord Clerk Register (1681); Chief Minister in Scotland (1682-1688); Secretary of State (1702-1704); Lord Justice General (1705-1710) Honours: Viscount Tarbat 1685; Earl of Cromarty 1703 Parents: Sir John Mackenzie, Bart, and Margeret Erskine; succeeded his father (1654) Married: 1) Anna Sinclair; 2) Margaret Wemyss, Countess of Wemyss (widow of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland) Children: Roderick Mackenzie; John Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Cromarty; Kenneth Mackenzie; James Mackenzie Additional relatives: daughter-in-law Lady Anne Dick During his career as a politician, which began when he returned from exile at the Restoration in 1660, his policies and convictions were hard to pin down and according to Gilbert Burnet (FRS 1664), he was very ambitious and presented himself to all parties in turn. He supported a union between Scotland and England and published a variety of political pamphlets on this and the Church of Scotland. Fellow 14/12/1692 Had some letters on natural history published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC; ODNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Mackenzie%2C+George 1630 - 17 Aug 1714 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 01/12/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4299 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/92165064 d5949f12-c0ac-405c-bbd3-8dcb35f57079