See soorce fer John Ker, 1st Duke o Roxburghe

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'''John Ker, 1st Duke o Roxburghe''', [[Privy Cooncil o Great Breetain|PC]], [[Fellae o the Ryal Society|FRS]] (c. 1680–1741) wis the seicont son o [[Robert Ker, 3rd Earl o Roxburghe]], an [[Margaret Hay]], dochter o [[John Hay, 1st Marquess o Tweeddale]]. He wis younger brither tae [[Robert Ker, 4th Earl o Roxburghe]].

John became 5t [[Duke o Roxburghe|Earl o Roxburghe]] on the daith o his brither Robert in 1696. In 1704 he wis made a [[Secretary o State, Scotland|Secretary o State o Scotland]], an he helped tae bring aboot the [[Acts o Union 1707|union wi Ingland]], being creatit [[Duke o Roxburghe]] in 1707 for his services in this connection. This wis the last creation in the [[peerage o Scotland|Scots peerage]]. On 28 Mey 1707, he wis admittit a [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=1727 | title=Lists of Royal Society Fellows | accessdate=2006-12-15 | archive-date=2004-12-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210141833/http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=1727 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The duke wis a [[representative peer]] for Scotland in fower parliaments. [[George I o Great Breetain|George I]] made him a [[privy cooncil]]lor an [[Keeper o the Privy Seal o Scotland]], an he wis leal tae the keeng durin the [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] [[Jacobite Risins#The Auld Pretender|rising in 1715]]. He served as [[Secretary o State for Scotland]] in the Breetish Parliament frae 1716 tae 1725, but he opposed the [[malt tax]], an in 1725 Sir [[Robert Walpole]] procured his dismissal frae office.  In Aprile 1727 he wis ane o the sax pall-bearers o Sir [[Isaac Newton]]'s coffin at [[Westminster Abbey]]. <ref>Notice in London Gazette, April 4, No. 6569</ref> He wis ane o the oreeginal govrenors o the [[Foundling Hospital]], a charity creatit bi [[ryal charter]] on 17 October 1739.

He dee'd on 24 Februar 1741. His ae son, [[Robert Ker, 2nt Duke o Roxburghe|Robert]] (c.1709–1755), who haed been creatit ''Earl Ker o Wakefield'' in 1722, became 2nt duke.

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