Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet (c. 1676 – 4 October 1755) was a Scottish politician, lawyer, judge and composer. He was Vice-President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh,[1] the pre-eminent learned society of the Scottish Enlightenment. Clerk was also the father of George Clerk-Maxwell and John Clerk of Eldin, and the great-great-grandfather of the famous physicist James Clerk Maxwell.
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John Clerk | |
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Member of Parliament for Scotland | |
In office 1 May 1707 – 3 April 1708 | |
Commissioner for Whithorn | |
In office 1702–1707 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1676 |
Died | 4 October 1755 (aged 79) Penicuik House, Midlothian |
Political party | Whigs |
Children | George Clerk Maxwell John Clerk of Eldin |
Parent(s) | Sir John Clerk, 1st Baronet Elizabeth Henderson |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow Leiden University |
Profession | Judge, Lawyer, Politician |
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