John Pringle (c.1716-1792), was a Scottish merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1765 and 1786. Haining Loch - geograph

Pringle was the son of John Pringle MP, of The Haining, and Anne Murray, daughter of Sir James Murray, MP of

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. When he was young, Pringle went to Madeira and made a fortune in the wine trade. His father died in 1754, and he purchased the family estate of Haining from his elder brother Andrew. After he came back from Madeira he split his time between his property in Scotland and his business interests in the firm of Scott and Pringle of Threadneedle Street, London Pringle possessed a family interest in the county and burgh of Selkirk and was returned as

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for Selkirkshire in June 1765. He was described as a kindly and generous man, beloved by his kinsmen and constituents, whom he advised and assisted in their financial affairs. They returned him unopposed for over 20 years. Pringle died on 27 July 1792. He was father to Mark Pringle of

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and Clifton.

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