Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock
Member of Parliament for Ross-shire | |
|---|---|
| In office 1708–1710 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Charles Rosse |
| In office 1734–1741 | |
| Preceded by | John Munro |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1684 Nairnshire , Scotland |
| Died | 5 May 1755 (aged 71) Kilravock Castle, Nairnshire, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Grant
(m. 1704–1714)Jean Rose (m. 1719–1755) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of Aberdeen |
Hugh Rose, 16th
Early life
Rose was born the son of
Political career
Rose's father had parliamentary ambitions for him, whilst
During the
The political manoeuvrability of the Roses is perhaps best shown by him during the Jacobite rising of 1745 when he entertained both Charles Edward Stuart and the Duke of Cumberland on the same night, one at his family seat, Kilravock Castle and the other at his house in Nairn.[7]
Family
Rose married firstly, Elizabeth Grant, daughter of Sir Ludovick Grant of Freuchie and Grant and Janet Brodie of Brodie on 23 May 1704, from which he received 18,000
- Hugh Rose, 17th of Kilravock (1705-1772), father of Elizabeth Rose, Lady of Kilravock.
- Lewis Rose.
Elizabeth Grant died in 1714 and Rose remarried his cousin Jean Rose, daughter of Hugh Rose of Broadley in Banff in 1719. They had a further two sons and six daughters, only one son and four daughters survived:[8][2]
- John Rose (1707-?), an officer in the army and ancestor of the Roses of Coulmony, the Roses of Montreal and the Roses of Hardwick House.[2]
- Henrietta Rose (died 1795), married Sir William Dunbar, 3rd Baronet.
- Anne Rose, married Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet.
- George Rose, became an army officer.
- Margaret Rose (died 1759), married Dr. Joshua Mackenzie of Edinburgh.
- Jean Rose, married Duncan Ross of Kindeace.
- Alexandrina Rose.
- Caroline Rose.
Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock died in May 1755 at his house, Kilravock Castle.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley, eds. (2002). "ROSE, Hugh II (1684-1755), of Kilravock, Nairn". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 – via History of Parliament Online.
- ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage. Vol. 3. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 3395–3399.
- ISBN 9781293945957.
- ^ ISBN 9781293945957.
- ^ a b c Rose, Hugh; Shaw, Lachlan (1882). Family of Rose of Kilravock: History of the Province of Moray. Shaw and Gordon. p. 405.
- ^ R. Sedgwick, ed. (1970). "Ross-shire". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via History of Parliament Online.
- ^ a b Warrand, Duncan, ed. (2018). More Culloden Papers. Creative Media Partners, LLC. pp. 43, 54–55.
- ^ a b Burke, Bernard, Sir (1894). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 2 (8 ed.). London: Harrison. p. 1739.
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