Laurence Oliphant (1691–1767)

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Laurence Oliphant (1691-1767) was a Jacobite army officer[1] who belonged to a branch settled at Gask in Perthshire, Scotland. He took part in the rising of 1715, and both he and his son Laurence (d. 1792) were actively concerned in the rising of 1745, being present at the battles of Falkirk and Culloden.[citation needed] After the ruin of the Stuart cause the Oliphants escaped to France, but were afterwards allowed to return to Scotland. Oliphant's descendants include Carolina, Baroness Nairne and Laurence Oliphant.[2]

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  1. ^ Laurence Oliphant of Gask. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
  2. ^ Clan Oliphant. Zipworld.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
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