Robert Vans Agnew (4 March 1817 – 26 September 1893) was a Scottish
Conservative Party politician.
At the
1868 general election he unsuccessfully contested the
Wigtown Burghs.
Vans Agnew was elected as the
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Wigtownshire
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at a
by-election in February 1873, filling the vacancy caused by
Lord Garlies
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succeeding to the peerage as 10th Earl of Galloway . He was re-elected in
1874, and held the seat until he stood down at the
1880 general election.
[Craig, page 607]
Historical works
Vans Agnew edited the correspondence of his ancestor
Patrick Vans, Lord Barnbarroch for publication in two volumes in 1887.
''Correspondence of Sir Patrick Waus of Barnbarroch, knight'', volume 1''Correspondence of Sir Patrick Waus of Barnbarroch, knight'', volume 2
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1817 births
1893 deaths
Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912)
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
UK MPs 1868–1874
UK MPs 1874–1880
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