Mungo Haldane ( – 1 June 1755) was a Scottish politician who sat in the

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intermittently between 1715 and 1727. Haldane was the eldest son of John Haldane MP of Gleneagles and his wife Mary Drummond, daughter of David Drummond, 3rd Lord Maderty. Haldane was returned unopposed as

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(MP) for

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at the 1715 general election. At the 1722 general election he was elected instead as MP for

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but was unseated on petition on 23 January 1725. He was then elected MP for Perthshire at a by-election on 28 April 1726, but was defeated at the 1727 general election. In December 1730 he was appointed commissioner of police for Scotland and held the post until his death. Haldane died unmarried on 1 June 1755.

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1682 births Year of birth uncertain Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 1755 deaths {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub