George Haliburton, Lord Fodderance
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Sir George Haliburton, Lord Fodderance (c.1580–1649) was a 17th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
He was a member of the family of Haliburton of Pitcur (near Coupar Angus) and his father owned a nearby estate at Fotherance (aka Fodderance).{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdca.org.uk/1625_George_Haliburton_Fotherance.html|title = FDCA - 1625 George Haliburton}} He studied Law (probably at St Andrews University).
He was elected a Burgess of Dundee in 1625.The Nine Trades of Dundee
In November 1627 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice in place of William Livingston, Lord Kilsyth. He took the title "Lord Fodderance".An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice
In 1632 he purchased the Lauton estate in the parish of Cargill, Perthshire and Strabrok house near Linlithgow.The Wedderburn Book
He was knighted by King Charles I of England in 1633 at Holyrood Palace and was in the same year placed on the Parliamentary Commission for Surveying of the Laws. In November 1642 he was appointed President of the Court of Session. In 1643 he presided over a dispute between Viscount Dudhope and the City of Dundee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdca.org.uk/1625_George_Haliburton_Fotherance.html|title = FDCA - 1625 George Haliburton}}
In 1646 he was witness at the baptism of his wife's niece, Helen Wedderburn, who later married John Dickson, Lord Hartree.The Wedderburn Book
He died on 15 March 1649 and was replaced as a Senator in November 1649 by John Dickson, Lord Hartree.A Catalogue of the Lords of Session
Fodderdance was rebuilt as a Victorian mansion in the 19th century and renamed Lintrose House.The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry
Family
He first married the daughter of Sir Thomas Blair of Balthayock.
He then in March 1625 married Magdalene Wedderburn, widow and cousin of William Wedderburn (d.1616), daughter of Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, and also his second cousin.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p66618.htm|title=Person Page}} Following George's death she married her third husband: John Ogilvy of Lownan.
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Category:People from Perthshire
Category:17th-century Scottish landowners