Sir John Clerk, 5th Baronet | |
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Born | 1736
Edinburghshire |
Died | 24 February 1798 (aged 61–62) |
Resting place | Penicuik,St Kentigern's Church & Clerk Mausoleum |
Spouse(s) | Rosemary Appleby |
Parent(s) |
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Family | James Clerk |
Sir John Clerk of Pennycuik, 5th Baronet FRSE (1736–1798) was a Royal Navy officer. Active in the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, he thereby became a founder fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh upon its formation in 1783.
He was born in Midlothian the son of Sir George Clerk-Maxwell (1715–84) and his wife, Dorothea. John became a baronet upon the death of his father in 1784. [1]
He became Director of the Highland Society in 1785. [2]
He died on 24 February 1798 and is buried with his wife, Rosemary Dacre Appleby in Penicuik churchyard. They had no children and the baronetcy passed to his nephew George.
A famous portrait of Sir John and Lady Clerk, by Sir Henry Raeburn, is held by the National Gallery of Ireland. [3]