- Erskine of Carnock
- biographical name John 1695-1768 Scottish jurist
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Erskine of Carnock
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John Erskine of Carnock — (see [http://torleys.com/Carnock%20History.htm] (1695 1768) was a Scottish jurist and professor of Scottish law at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote the Principles of the Law of Scotland and the Institutes of the Law of Scotland , prominent… … Wikipedia
Erskine — /err skin/, n. 1. John (Erskine of Carnock), 1695 1768, Scottish writer on law. 2. John, 1879 1951, U.S. novelist, poet, and essayist. 3. a male given name. * * * … Universalium
Erskine — /err skin/, n. 1. John (Erskine of Carnock), 1695 1768, Scottish writer on law. 2. John, 1879 1951, U.S. novelist, poet, and essayist. 3. a male given name … Useful english dictionary
Carnock — CARNOCK, a parish, in the district of Dunfermline, county of Fife, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Dunfermline; containing, with the village of Cairney hill, and the hamlet of Gowkhall, 1270 inhabitants, of whom 184 are in the village of Carnock. This … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Erskine Nicolson, 3rd Baron Carnock — Erskine Arthur Nicolson, 3rd Baron Carnock DSO, JP (26 March 1884 ndash; 2 October 1982) was a British peer and sailor.A younger son of the 1st Baron Carnock and Mary Catharine Rowan Hamilton, he served in the Royal Navy, reaching the rank of… … Wikipedia
John Erskine (theologian) — John Erskine (1721 1803), the Scottish theologian, was born near Dunfermline at Carnock,Fact|date=October 2007 on June 2nd, 1721. His father was the great Scottish jurist John Erskine of Carnock and his grandfather was Colonel John Erskine of… … Wikipedia
John Erskine — may refer to: *John Erskine (educator), American educator and author *John Erskine (hockey player), professional ice hockey player *John Erskine of Dun, Superintendent of Angus and Mearns, Scotland, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the… … Wikipedia
John Erskine — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie différentes personnes partageant un même nom. John Erskine peut se référer à : John Erskine de Dun (1509 1591), réformateur religieux écossais ; John Erskine († 1572), 1er ou 17e comte de Mar,… … Wikipédia en Français
John Erskine of Cardross — Colonel John Erskine of Cardross (1661 1743) was from a cadet branch of the Earls of Buchan. His father was David Erskine, 2nd Lord Cardross. Lt Colonel Erskine was father to John Erskine of Carnock, the great Scottish jurist and grandfather to… … Wikipedia
Baron Carnock — Baron Carnock, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the former Permanent Under Secretary in the Foreign Office, Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet. The Nicolson family… … Wikipedia
