Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet
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Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet (20 December 1835 - 1882) was a British politician.
The eldest son of Sir John Wedderburn, 2nd Baronet, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he graduated as senior optime in 1858. He was called to the Scottish bar
in 1861.
He was a justice of the peace for Midlothian and a Captain in the Midlothian Yeomanry.
He was elected as a Liberal
Member of Parliament
for South Ayrshire
in 1868, holding the seat until 1874. He was then elected for Haddington Burghs
in 1879, resigning in 1883 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
In April 1873, he visited Victor Hugo
in Guernsey
. He confessed his republican
convictions to the great French poet, but added : "If I said that aloud, I would not be reelected".
He lived at Inveresk Lodge, Musselburgh.
The eldest son of Sir John Wedderburn, 2nd Baronet, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he graduated as senior optime in 1858. He was called to the Scottish bar
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 1861.
He was a justice of the peace for Midlothian and a Captain in the Midlothian Yeomanry.
He was elected as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
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 South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1983, when it was abolished...
in 1868, holding the seat until 1874. He was then elected for Haddington Burghs
Haddington Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Haddington Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885...
in 1879, resigning in 1883 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
In April 1873, he visited Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
in Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
. He confessed his republican
Republicanism in the United Kingdom
Republicanism in the United Kingdom is the movement which seeks to remove the British monarchy and replace it with a republic that has a non-hereditary head of state...
convictions to the great French poet, but added : "If I said that aloud, I would not be reelected".
He lived at Inveresk Lodge, Musselburgh.