David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven

David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven (4 May 1722 – 9 June 1802) was the son of Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven.

Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons 1759–61; Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland; a Lord of Police 1772–82; High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1783–1801.

In 1767 he was living at Gayfield House in Edinburgh. He sold the house in the late 18th century to Sir John Wardlaw of Pitreavie.^[1]

On 29 July 1747, he married Wilhelmina Nisbet, daughter of and they had eight children:

(1767–1820)
Lady Charlotte Leslie (1761–1830)
Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven (1749–1820)
The Hon. William Leslie (Melville) (1751–1777)
General The Hon. David Leslie (1755–1838)
Lady Jane Leslie (1753–1829)
Lt.-Gen. The Hon John Leslie (1759–1824)
The Hon. George Leslie (1766–1812)^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Grants Old and New Edinburgh
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "David Leslie Melville, 6th Earl of Leven". geni_family_tree.

Masonic offices
Preceded by The Earl of Galloway	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1759–1761	Succeeded by The Earl of Elgin
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Dalhousie	Lord High Commissioner 1783–1801	Succeeded by The Lord Napier
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Alexander Leslie	Earl of Leven Earl of Melville 1754–1802	Succeeded by Alexander Leslie-Melville

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[1] Grants Old and New Edinburgh

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "David Leslie Melville, 6th Earl of Leven". geni_family_tree.

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