James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell
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James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (1602 – April 1653) was a Scottish peer and royalist.
The son of Sir James Johnstone, Warden of the West Marches and Sarah Maxwell, he was elevated to the Peerage of Scotland on 20 June 1633 as Lord Johnstone of Lochwood. On 18 March 1643, he was further created Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale and Earl of Hartfell. Johnstone fought for King Charles I during the English Civil War and was imprisoned by the Committee of Estates in 1644. Short time later freed, he took part in the Battle of Philiphaugh and the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645. In November of the same year, Johnstone was captured at Philiphaugh. Although sentenced to death at St Andrews, he received later a pardon.
On 29 November 1622, he married firstly Margaret Douglas, daughter of the 1st Earl of Queensberry, on 6 March 1643 secondly Elizabeth Johnston, daughter of Sir Samule Johnston, Bt, and on 25 February 1646 or 1647 thirdly Lady Margaret Hamilton, daughter of the 1st Earl of Haddington in Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. He had six children by his first wife, four daughters and two sons, including his heir James Johnstone.
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- thePeerage. Retrieved on February 10, 2007.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Earl of Hartfell 1643–1653 |
Succeeded by James Johnstone |
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Lord Johnstone of Lochwood 1633–1653 |
Succeeded by James Johnstone |
