Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet
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Sir William Scott, 6th baronet (26 July 1803 - 12 October 1871) was a Scottish Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1870.
Scott was the son of Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
and his wife Harriett Graham, daughter William Graham of Gartmore, co. Stirling. 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 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.
In February 1829, Scott was elected Member of Parliament
for Carlisle
and held the seat to July 1830. At the 1859 general election
Scott was elected MP for Roxburghshire
. He held the seat until 1870.
Scott died at the age of 68.
Scott married Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of David Anderson of Blagay, Forfarshire, in 1828.
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...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1870.
Scott was the son of Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet, of Beauclerc, Bywell St.Andrews, Northumberland. succeeded his father Sir Walter Scott as baronet in 1992....
and his wife Harriett Graham, daughter William Graham of Gartmore, co. Stirling. 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 Life Guards. He was a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Roxburghshire and a J.P. for Forfarshire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland.
In February 1829, Scott was elected 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 Carlisle
Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)
Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in...
and held the seat to July 1830. At the 1859 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1859
In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
Scott was elected MP for Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Roxburghshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
. He held the seat until 1870.
Scott died at the age of 68.
Scott married Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of David Anderson of Blagay, Forfarshire, in 1828.