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1697Mar, 26

Godfrey McCulloch

Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640)
Sir Godfrey McCulloch, 2nd Baronet of Mertoun (c. 1640 – 26 March 1697) was a Scottish politician who was executed for murder.

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