Colonel Robert Anstruther (31 December 1757 – 1832) was a Scottish soldier in the

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, and briefly a politician. He was the son of Sir John Anstruther of that Ilk, 2nd Bt. and Janet Fall. He married Anne Nairne, daughter of Colonel Alexander Nairne and Preston née Balneavis on 9 May 1801. He was the

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(MP) for Anstruther Burghs from 1793 to 1794. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 68th Regiment.

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* ww.thepeerage.com* Burke's Peerage 1757 births 1832 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1790–1796 68th Regiment of Foot officers Younger sons of baronets Robert, MP {{UK-army-bio-stub