He was born around 1700 the son of George Lind of Gorgie, then just west of Edinburgh, by his second wife, Jean Montgomery of Smithton. His father was a merchant and bailie in Edinburgh.[2]
In 1761 he was selected as a rival candidate to Alexander Forrester and John Fordyce,[3] banker, as MP for Edinburgh and succeeded in this, then stepping down as Lord Provost. In his role as MP he was conservator to Scottish privileges in the Netherlands.[2] His position as Lord Provost was filled by George Drummond, who had held the role twice before.
He resigned as an MP in May 1763 being replaced by John Home (1722-1808) and died on 11 June 1763.[4]
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He did not marry but is thought to be great uncle to the Edinburgh builder David Lind (1797-1856) who was the building contractor for the Scott Monument.[5]
george, lind, 1700, 1763, 18th, century, scottish, merchant, served, lord, provost, edinburgh, 1760, 1761, member, parliament, edinburgh, 1761, 1763, life, edithe, born, around, 1700, gorgie, then, just, west, edinburgh, second, wife, jean, montgomery, smithto. George Lind 1700 1763 was an 18th century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1760 1761 and Member of Parliament for Edinburgh 1761 1763 1 Life editHe was born around 1700 the son of George Lind of Gorgie then just west of Edinburgh by his second wife Jean Montgomery of Smithton His father was a merchant and bailie in Edinburgh 2 In 1761 he was selected as a rival candidate to Alexander Forrester and John Fordyce 3 banker as MP for Edinburgh and succeeded in this then stepping down as Lord Provost In his role as MP he was conservator to Scottish privileges in the Netherlands 2 His position as Lord Provost was filled by George Drummond who had held the role twice before He resigned as an MP in May 1763 being replaced by John Home 1722 1808 and died on 11 June 1763 4 Family editHe did not marry but is thought to be great uncle to the Edinburgh builder David Lind 1797 1856 who was the building contractor for the Scott Monument 5 References edit The Scots Magazine 1761 vol 23 a b LIND George c 1700 63 of Edinburgh History of Parliament Online Retrieved 4 May 2022 Edinburgh History of Parliament Online Retrieved 4 May 2022 The London Magazine July 1763 Edinburgh Princes Street Scott Monument Canmore Retrieved 4 May 2022 nbsp nbsp This Scottish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Lind amp oldid 1165705429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
