James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn

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James Cunninghame, 14th. Earl of Glencairn, a Great Supporter of Robbie Burns. He was instrumental in the Production of the Second Edition of Burn's Poems (Hill MDCCCXL).
James Cunninghame, 14th. Earl of Glencairn, a Great Supporter of Robbie Burns. He was instrumental in the Production of the Second Edition of Burn's Poems (Hill MDCCCXL).

James Cunningham (17491791), 14th Earl of Glencairn, was a Scottish politician.

A friend of Robert Burns, he was a Captain in the West Fencible Regiment from 1778, and a Scottish representative peer from 1780.

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  • Hill, D.O. (MDCCCXL). 1840. The Land of Burns. Pub. Glasgow.

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