Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet

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Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet of Ancrum MP FRSE (26 July 1803 – 12 October 1871) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1829 to 1830 and 1859 to 1870.

Life

Scott was the son of Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet of Ancrum and his wife Harriett Graham, daughter William Graham of Gartmore House, Stirlingshire.

He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1814. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and became a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Life Guards. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Roxburghshire and a J.P. for Forfarshire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland.[1]

In February 1829, Scott was elected Member of Parliament for Carlisle and held the seat to July 1830.[2] At the 1859 general election Scott was elected MP for Roxburghshire. He held the seat until 1870.[3]

Scott died at the age of 68.

Family

In 1828 Scott married Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of David Anderson of Balgay House near Dundee, Forfarshire.[1] They had issue, including Harry Warren Scott, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's maternal step-grandfather.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Carlisle
1829–1830
With: James Law Lushington 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire
1859–1870 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
John Scott
 Baronet
(of Ancrum)
1812–1871 		Succeeded by
William Monteath Scott


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