John Carlyle (merchant)

John Carlyle (6 February 1720–October 1780) was a Scottish merchant who emigrated to British Colony of Virginia and became a leading landowner and social and political figure in Northern Virginia. He was a founding trustee and the first overseer of Alexandria, Virginia.

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