George Bethune (politician)
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George Bethune(c1635-), the last name pronounced and sometimes written as Beaton, was a Scottish soldier, businessman, and politician fromFifewhose public career was curtailed by hisJacobitism.
Origins
[edit]The son of John Bethune, 12th of Balfour, and his wife Catherine Haliburton, he was a younger brother of James Bethune (1620-1690), 13th of Balfour, and the uncle of David Bethune (1648-1708), 14th of Balfour.[1]
Career
[edit]In theScots Armyhe served as a Lieutenant in The Blues under Colonel SirWilliam Lockhart of Leeand then went into business in the burgh ofKilrenny,where he was admitted as aburgess.In theParliament of Scotlandconvened in 1689, he was elected for the constituency ofKilrenny,[2]but was unseated on 25 April 1693 after failing to take the oath of loyalty to KingWilliam IIand QueenMary II.[3]The date of his death has not been traced. Kilrenny was later represented by his great-nephew, James Bethune (1671-1719), 15th of Balfour.
Family
[edit]No record of marriage or children has been found.
References
[edit]- ^James Toshach Clark, ed. (1900).Genealogical Collections Concerning Families In Scotland Made By Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751 Edited From The Original Manuscripts In The Advocates’ Library.Vol. 1. Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable for The Scottish History Society.Retrieved17 March2022.
- ^K.M. Brown (ed.).The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 1689/3/2.St Andrews.Retrieved12 March2022.
- ^K.M. Brown (ed.).The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 1693/4/4.St Andrews.Retrieved12 March2022.
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