Duncan Forbes of Culloden (politician, born 1644)
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Duncan Forbes 3rd of Culloden (1644–1704) was a politician and member of the Parliament of Scotland between 1678 and 1704. He was a strong supporter of Whiggism, a political philosophy developed during the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which advocated the supremacy of Parliament over the monarch and opposed Catholicism.
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Duncan Forbes of Culloden | |
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Commissioner for Nairnshire | |
In office 1703–1704 | |
Monarch | Anne |
Preceded by | Hugh Rose of Kilvarock |
Succeeded by | John Forbes |
Commissioner for Inverness-shire | |
In office 1689–1702 | |
Monarch | William II |
Preceded by | Hugh Fraser of Belladrum |
Succeeded by | Alexander Grant |
Commissioner for Nairnshire | |
In office 1678–1686 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1644 Culloden House, Inverness, Scotland |
Died | 24 June 1704(1704-06-24) (aged 60) Edinburgh |
Spouse | Marie Innes (d 1678?) |
Children | John (1673–1734); Jean (ca 1678–?); Margaret; Duncan (1685–1747); four others died young |
Parent(s) | John Forbes (died ca 1688) Anna Dunbar (died after 1716) |
Residence | Culloden House |
Alma mater | Marischal College, Aberdeen University of Bourges |
Occupation | Politician |
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His two sons, John (1673-1734), and Duncan (1685-1747), played prominent roles in suppressing the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745.