Background
He was son of James Carmichael, 2nd Earl of Hyndford and succeeded to the earldom in 1737.
He was son of James Carmichael, 2nd Earl of Hyndford and succeeded to the earldom in 1737.
He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1742 and a Privy Counsellor in 1750. He was Vice Admiral of Scotland from 1764 to 1767. He was envoy to Prussia from 1741-1742, to Russia from 1744-1749 and to Vienna from 1752-1764.