James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
Deceased Person
1699 – 1756
Who was James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss?
James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss.
On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris, and they had four children:
David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss
Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss
James Wemyss
Frances Wemyss
In 1730, he was key to securing the release his father-in-law from Newgate Prison after he was sentenced to hang for the capital felony of rape.
His second son, Francis, the seventh Earl, legally changed his name to Charteris, his mother's maiden name, on his inheritance of Colonel Charteris's estates and fortune built upon gambling.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/james_wemyss_5th_earl_of_wemyss>.
Discuss this James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In