John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

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John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford PC (1701-1767), was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat.

He was son of James Carmichael, 2nd Earl of Hyndford and succeeded to the earldom in 1737. He was a Scottish representative peer from 1739 and sheriff of Lanark from 1739, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1739 and 1740. 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 1741-42, to Russia from 1744-49 and to Vienna from 1752-64.

He was succeeded by John Carmichael, the son of his uncle, William Carmichael of Skirling.

Political offices
Preceded by New government	Lord of the Bedchamber 1760–1761	Succeeded by The Earl of Pembroke
Military offices
Preceded by James Ogilvy	Vice Admiral of Scotland 1764-67	Succeeded by William Douglas
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by James Carmichael	Earl of Hyndford 1737-67	Succeeded by John Carmichael

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