Archibald Colquhoun
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Archibald Campbell Colquhoun was a Scottish
politician and lawyer.
The son of John Campbell of Clathick, he took the surname Colquhoun in 1804 on inheriting the estate of Killermont, Dunbartonshire
. He married, in 1786, Mary-Anne Erskine http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YdIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=mary+erskine+archibald+colquhoun&source=web&ots=qCtqoV794L&sig=Yo3Jz-3_yOCqf_V_XM0HEYkF0Vg&hl=en. He became an advocate
in 1768, was a Member of Parliament
for Elgin Burghs from 1807 to 1810 and for Dunbartonshire
from 1810 to 1820. He served as Lord Advocate
from 1807 to 1816 and as Lord Clerk Register
from 1816 to 1820. He was a partner in the Thistle Bank of Glasgow.
He died, after a few days' illness, at Hartham, the seat of his son-in-law, Walter Long
, on the 8th of December 1820.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
politician and lawyer.
The son of John Campbell of Clathick, he took the surname Colquhoun in 1804 on inheriting the estate of Killermont, Dunbartonshire
Dunbartonshire
Dunbartonshire or the County of Dumbarton is a lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Until 1975 it was a county used as a primary unit of local government with its county town and administrative centre at the town...
. He married, in 1786, Mary-Anne Erskine http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YdIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=mary+erskine+archibald+colquhoun&source=web&ots=qCtqoV794L&sig=Yo3Jz-3_yOCqf_V_XM0HEYkF0Vg&hl=en. He became an advocate
Faculty of Advocates
The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...
in 1768, was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Elgin Burghs from 1807 to 1810 and for Dunbartonshire
Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunbartonshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...
from 1810 to 1820. He served as Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate
Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
from 1807 to 1816 and as Lord Clerk Register
Lord Clerk Register
The office of Lord Clerk Register is the oldest surviving Great Officer of State in Scotland, with origins in the 13th century.The Clerk-Register was from ancient times the principal Clerk in the kingdom, from whom all other clerks, whatever their government positions, and who were essentially his...
from 1816 to 1820. He was a partner in the Thistle Bank of Glasgow.
He died, after a few days' illness, at Hartham, the seat of his son-in-law, Walter Long
Walter Long (MP)
Walter Long JP, DL was an English magistrate and Conservative Party politician.-Background:Born in West Ashton in Wiltshire, he was the oldest son of Richard Godolphin Long and his wife Florentina, daughter of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet...
, on the 8th of December 1820.