Maitland, Patrick/Peter

Education

Student United College 1786-1787 Lat. Prov.; Log. (Secondar). Chancellor’s Prize, Math. 1, 1787.

Birth/childhood

Possibly born 1770 son of Richard Maitland, adjutant general troops in North America and Mary MacAdam. [Soldier]

Career

Possibly medical student at Edinburgh University 1787-1788.

Entered Royal Navy. Thereafter went into business and became a partner of John Palmer & Co, bankers, Calcutta [now Kolkata, India]. [Naval officer, banker]

Built Kilmaron Castle. [See scottisharchitects.org.uk]

Death

Died at Cheltenham 29.1.1821.

Sources

  • UYUC400:3.5.1787
  • Scots Peerage