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Richard Maitland
Born
1496
Died
1586
Nationality
Scottish
Known for
Senator of the College of Justice
Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496 – 1 August 1586) was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet. He was served heir to his father, Sir William Maitland of Lethington, East Lothian, and Thirlestane, Berwickshire, on 15 October 1515, his father being one of the casualties at the Battle of Flodden. He held the political office of Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland and was also the Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, from 1563 to 1567, and was succeeded in this post by his son Sir John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane.
He married Mariotta (or Margaret) (d. March 1586), daughter of Sir Thomas Cranstoun of Corsbie, in Berwickshire. They had three sons and four daughters, including
William Maitland of Lethington, Secretary of State to Mary, Queen of Scots, and
Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor of Scotland;
Thomas Maitland;[1]
Isabella Maitland, who married Sir James Heriot of Traboun
Marie (d. January 1596), who married Alexander Lauder of Haltoun (d. 1627).
Elizabeth, who married William Douglas of Whittinghame.
Helen Maitland, who married John Cockburn of Clerkington, and was the mother of Richard Cockburn of Clerkington
^"Maitland, Richard (1496-1586)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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