1803 - 1871 (68 years)
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| Name |
William (6th Baronet of Ancrum) Scott |
| Prefix |
Lt. Sir |
| Birth |
1803 |
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1871 |
| Person ID |
I75824 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2013 |
| Family |
Elizabeth Anderson, b. Abt 1805, Scotland d. 1878 (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
1828 |
Scotland |
| Children |
| | 1. Capt. Sir William Monteath (7th Baronet of Ancrum) Scott, b. 1829, Scotland d. 21 May 1902, Paris, France (Age 73 years) |
| | 2. Capt. John Scott, b. Abt 1831, Scotland d. 1859 (Age 28 years) |
| | 3. Henry Warren Scott, 1st of Balgay, J.P., b. 1833, Scotland d. 1889 (Age 56 years) |
| | 4. Arthur Scott, b. Abt 1835, Scotland d. 1874 (Age 39 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth Scott, b. Abt 1837, Scotland d. 1886 (Age 49 years) |
| | 6. Harriet Scott, b. Abt 1839, Scotland |
| | 7. Louisa Scott, of Balgay, b. Abt 1841, Scotland |
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| Family ID |
F27487 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2013 |
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| Notes |
- 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."
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| Sources |
- [S3503] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy, Scott08 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2352] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index - submitted, Medieval Families Unit Submission Search: 570414-10049909 3110 (Reliability: 3).
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