John Drummond (1723–1774)

For other people named John Drummond, see John Drummond (disambiguation).

John Drummond (27 April 1723 – 25 July 1774)^[1] was a Scottish banker and politician.

Drummond with his father (centre) and family Johan Zoffany c.1769

He was descended from Clan Drummond of Machan in Perthshire. He was the oldest son of the banker Andrew Drummond (1688–1769), founder of Drummonds Bank that became part of the Bank of Scotland. His mother, Isabella, was the daughter of Alexander Strachan, a London-Scottish merchant. His father's elder brother was William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan.^[2] He was a cousin of Henry Drummond.^[3] Drummond was educated at Westminster School, and joined his father's bank.

He was married to Charlotte, daughter of Lord William Beauclerk. Their children included Jane Diana, Charlotte, John and George (see painting).

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thetford from 1768 until his death in 1774.^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
2. Balfour Paul, James (1904). The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. p. 224.
3. Haden-Guest, Edith (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke (eds.). "DRUMMOND, John (1723-74), of Stanmore, Mdx". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Henry Seymour Conway Hon. Aubrey Beauclerk	Member of Parliament for Thetford 1768 – 1774 With: Henry Seymour Conway	Succeeded by Henry Seymour Conway Viscount Petersham