John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (15 March 1701 – 19 July 1767), styled Lord Carmichael between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat.

Life

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.

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

He was envoy to Prussia from 1741 to 1742, to Russia from 1744 to 1749 and to Vienna from 1752 to 1764.

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

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

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford

References

The Scottish Peerage

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1701 births

1767 deaths

Diplomatic peers

Earls of Hyndford

Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain

Ambassadors of Great Britain to Russia

Knights of the Thistle

Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Scottish representative peers

Ambassadors of Great Britain to the Holy Roman Emperor