Family and Education
b. 9 Apr. 1760, 1st surv. s. of Hon. James Wemyss. educ. Edinburgh h.s.; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1776-7. m. 16 Sept. 1788, Frances, da. of Sir William Erskine, 1st Bt., of Torrie, Fife, 4s. 1da. suc. fa. 10 May 1786.
Offices Held
Ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1777; col. Sutherland Fencibles Feb. 1779–83; capt. army 1781; dep. adjutant gen. for Scotland with rank of maj. 1786; lt.col. 1791; col. Sutherland Fencibles 1793; col. army 1795; maj.-gen. 1798; col. 93 Ft. 1800; lt.-gen. 1805; gen. 1814.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wemyss, Fife.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
WEMYSS, William (1760-1822)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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