William Scott (MP)
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Sir William Scott was a British politician. He was elected as a Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Roxburghshire
in 1859, resigning in 1870 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
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 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...
in 1859, resigning in 1870 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.