Thomas Livingstone, 1st Viscount Teviot
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Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot (c. 1651 – 14 January 1711) was a military officer of Scottish descent who was born in the Dutch Republic, and spent his career in the service of William of Orange.
Quick Facts Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot, Commander-in-Chief, Scotland ...
Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot | |
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Commander-in-Chief, Scotland | |
In office 1690–1696 | |
Privy Council of Scotland | |
In office 1690–1707 | |
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Born | 1651 Dutch Republic |
Died | 14 January 1711 (aged 59–60) London England |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1668 (?)– 1704 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Unit | Royal Scots Greys |
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Following the 1688 Glorious Revolution, he was deputy to Hugh Mackay during the Jacobite rising of 1689 in Scotland. He later succeeded Mackay in November 1690 as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland, a position he retained until 1696, shortly before the end of the Nine Years' War in 1697.
Promoted Lieutenant-General in 1703, he retired from military service in 1704 and died in London on 14 January 1711.