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Colquhoun, James.
Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 17, 1797.
Of Scotland.
Kept three terms by residence; name off, Sept. 3, 1798.
S. and h. of Patrick, Lord Provost of Glasgow.
B. June 7, 1780, at Kelvin Grove, Lanarks.
Private Secretary to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State (War Department), 1806.
Deputy Agent-General for the payment of volunteers, 1809.
Consul-General in Great Britain for the Free Hanseatic Republics of Hamburgh, Bremen and Lübeck, 1817-55.
Agent for the City of Hamburgh, 1820.
Consul-General in England for the King of Saxony, 1827; had charge of the Legation of the King of Saxony in London at frequent intervals.
Appointed by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg to be his Chargé d'Affaires in London, 1848; received the star of a Commander of the Royal Saxon Order of Civil Merit, and assumed the title of Chevalier de Colquhoun.
As Hanseatic plenipotentiary, signed commercial treaties with Great Britain, etc.
Died July 23, 1855, at Stratford Place, London.
Father of James C. H. (1844), Patrick M. (1833) and the above.
(St John's Coll.
Adm.
, IV; G. Mag.)
James COLQUHOUN
Approx. lifespan: 1780–1855
Adm pens. St John's College 1797:10:17
Of Scotland
Kept three terms by residence; name off 1798:09:03
s. and h. of Patrick, Lord Provost of Glasgow, [ Scotland ]
b. Kelvin Grove, Lanarkshire 1780:06:07
Private Secretary to: : Henry Dundas, Secretary of: : State ( War Department ) 1806
Deputy Agent-General for: : payment of volunteers 1809
Consul-General in: : XGBT for the Free Hanseatic Republics of Hamburgh, [ Germany ]
Bremen, [ Germany ] and Lübeck [ Germany ] 1817-55
Agent for: : City of Hamburgh, [ Germany ] 1820
Consul-General in: : England for the King of Saxony 1827
had charge of the Legation of the King of Saxony in London at frequent intervals.
Appointed by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg to be his Chargé d'Affaires in London 1848
received the star of a
Commander of: : Royal Saxon Order of Civil Merit, and assumed the title of Chevalier de Colquhoun.
As Hanseatic plenipotentiary, signed commercial treaties with XGBT etc.
d. Stratford Place, [Stratford], London 1855:07:23
father of James C. H. COLQUHOUN (1844), Patrick M. (1833) and the above.
( St John's College Adm., IV; G. Mag )

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