Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet (17 March 1803 – 9 March 1890) was a Scottish

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politician who was MP for Dundee from 1857 to 1874.

Origins

Ogilvy was born at 60 George Street in

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on 17 March 1803, eldest of the nine children of Rear Admiral ( R. N.) Sir William Ogilvy, 8th Baronet (1758/58–1823), and his wife, Sarah Morley (Lady Ogilvy). He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford where he matriculated on 5 November 1821. He succeeded to the family baronetcy on the death of his father in 1823.

Career

With his wife Lady Jane Ogilvy, he was largely responsible for the foundation of Baldovan Institute in 1852, Scotland's first residential hospital for learning disabled children. He was closely involved, along with Dr James Arrott, the head physician, in the moving of

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to a new site, and played a prominent part in the laying of the foundation stone for the new building on 22 July 1852. He also established the Dundee Corn Exchange in 1856. He made an unsuccessful attempt to represent Montrose in

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when a

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was called there in 1855. He had better luck in the general election two years later, when he was elected to represent Dundee. Ogilvy was MP for Dundee from 1857 to 1874, originally as its sole member, but from 1868 was one of two members representing the town after it became a two-member constituency. He was first elected at the general election of 1857, defeating his future colleague George Armitstead, by 245 votes. In both

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and 1865 he was returned unopposed. In the first election for the new two member seat in

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he was elected in second place, finishing 77 votes behind Armitstead, but polling over 3,000 votes more than third placed candidate.

Marriage and progeny

Ogilvy married twice. On 7 July 1831 he married Juliana Barbara, the youngest daughter of

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, at St George's Hanover Square. The couple had two children before Lady Juliana's death on : * Reginald Howard Alexander Ogilvy (1832–1910), 10th Baronet * Juliana Ogilvy, married Sir Nelson Rycroft, 4th Baronet Ogilvy remarried on 5 April 1836, to Jane Elizabeth Howard, daughter of

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, in Charlton, Wiltshire. The couple had five children: * Henry Thomas Ogilvy (1837–1909), Barrister, known as Henry Thomas Nisbet Hamilton Ogilvy after his marriage. * Charles William Norman Ogilvy (1839–1903), Rector of

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* Fanny Henrietta Ogilvy * Edith Isabel Ogilvy * Eveline Constance Maud Ogilvy Lady Jane Ogilvy died on .

Death and memorials

Sir John died on in Archerfield, East Lothian, whilst on a visit to his son Henry Hamilton Ogilvy accompanied by Eveline, his youngest daughter. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Reginald Ogilvy, who died in 1910. His death was marked by a memorial poem by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogilvy, John 1803 births 1890 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dundee constituencies UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 People from Dundee People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Royal Company of Archers Scottish Freemasons