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About John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort, styled Duke of Melfort in the Jacobite peerage, was a Scottish politician and close advisor to James VII & II. A Catholic convert, Melfort and his brother the Earl of Perth consistently urged James not to compromise with his opponents, contributing to his increasing isolation and ultimate deposition in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
Everything about John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort →- Occupation
- politician
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Born
- August 8, 1650, 1649
- Died
- January 25, 1714