LAUDER, James MP, Provost of Haddington ^{1 2}

   Other names for James were LAUDER, James Sheriff Clerk of Haddington, Provost ² and LAWDER, James.¹

  General Notes:

"James Lauder (d.1696), M.A., Sheriff-Clerk, Provost, Commissioner to Parliament, and Commissioner to the Convention of Burghs, and M.P., for Haddington. On 7 March 1678 a Supplication (application) was made to the Privy Council by James Lauder, Sheriff-Clerk of Haddington, and two colleagues, to establish a stage-coach service between Haddington and Edinburgh, with two coaches, for seven years. In August 1690 he was said to be responsible for the celebrated escape from his house by two prisoners, of the Seton family, because as a Baillie he was required to attend Church."

from Wikipedia

"LAUDER...
James
Dunbar 1661-3 (and Thomas Purves, two of the bailies "conjunctly and severally"); 1665 conv., 1667 conv. (merchant burgess, bailie) 1669-72. Haddington 1690 (Mr., bailie, late provost), until his death s.b. 13th Aug. 1696."

from Appendix (XXIX) Family of Lauder

"LAUDER...James, in parliament for Haddington : 1690, 1693, 1695; excused from attendance in parliament : 1695."

from Appendix (XLII) Family of Lauder

The Testament Dative of James Lauder, in 1737, named Charles Lauder his son, writer in Edinburgh, as his nearest kin. ^{2 3 4}

James married Isobel PRINGLE on 8 October 1674 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.¹ (Isobel PRINGLE was born about 1649.)

  Marriage Notes:

There is a reord in the Haddington parish register, probably notification of banns:
"Issoble Pringle
Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910
marriage:12 September 1674Haddington,East Lothian,Scotland
spouse:James Lawder"

Old Parish Register
Haddington parish East Lothian
Marriages

"1674
12 Sept
Mr James Lawder in this Parish Issoble Pringle in the Parish of Dunbar Robt Watson (?) cautioner for both"

James next married Helen LAUDER, daughter of Robert LAUDER of Gunsgreen, 'portionar of Tyninghame' and UNKNOWN, by 1 February 1693.² (Helen LAUDER was born about 1645.)