John Gardyne of Lawton and Middleton (died after 1704) was a Scottish laird

Laird

A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...

. He served as the Member of Parliament of Scotland

Parliament of Scotland

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 for the County of Angus

Angus

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 in 1667.

He was the son of David Gardyne, 10th Laird of Gardyne

Gardyne Castle

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 and last Gardyne of that Ilk, and his wife Janet Lindsay, daughter of Sir David Lindsay, Lord Edzell, a judge and the son of David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford

David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford

David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament.He married Catherine Campbell, daughter of Sir John Campbell of Lorn and they had a son, John Lindsay of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir....

. John Gardyne of Middleton was married to Elizabeth Arbuthnott

Clan Arbuthnott

Clan Arbuthnott is a Scottish clan or family from the area of Kincardineshire in the lowland northeast of Scotland.-Origin of name:From the place name Aberbothenoth, which lies on a narrow peninsula on the north side of the river Bervie...

and they had issue reputedly, 3 sons and 18 daughters.