James Stewart of the Glen

Deceased Person

1698 – 1752

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Who was James Stewart of the Glen?

James Stewart, known as James of the Glens, Seamus a’ Ghlinne and James Stewart of Acharn was a Scotsman famous for being wrongfully accused and hanged for being accessory to the killing of Colin Roy Campbell, a government factor of estates forfeited by pro-Jacobite clans following the Rising of 1745. The murder is famously dubbed the Appin Murder.

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Born
1698
Died
Nov 8, 1752

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on July 23, 2013

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