Background
He succeeded his father in 1721.
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James Johnstone
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Career
He spent most of his adult life traveling in Italy where he amassed a great collection of art and antiquities. However, this attempt was only partly successful for, when he died in Italy in 1730 aged 42, only his Scottish lands and his art collection passed to Henrietta, while his peerages (which could not be lawfully alienated in the way he intended) passed to his half-brother George who succeeded as 4th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and 3rd Marquess of Annandale. His body was returned from Italy and buried in Westminster Abbey.
His portrait hangs today at Hopetoun House near Edinburgh.
Membership
2nd Parliament of Great Britain]
After the Acting of Union he was returned at the 1708 general election as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for both Dumfriesshire and Linlithgowshire, but he was disqualified from both seats on grounds of being the eldest son of a Scottish peer.
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February 10, 1730 (aged 43) -
Nationality
United Kingdom