Sir William Scott, 6th Baronet of Ancrum MP FRSE (26 July 1803 – 12 October 1871) was a Scottish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1829 to 1830 and 1859 to 1870.

Life

Scott was the son of Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet of Ancrum and his wife Harriett Graham, daughter William Graham of Gartmore House,

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. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1814. He was educated at the

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, and became a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Life Guards. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Roxburghshire and a J.P. for Forfarshire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> In February 1829, Scott was elected Member of Parliament for Carlisle and held the seat to July 1830. At the 1859 general election Scott was elected MP for Roxburghshire. He held the seat until 1870. Scott died at the age of 68.

Family

In 1828 Scott married Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of David Anderson of Balgay House near Dundee, Forfarshire. They had issue, including Henry Warren Scott (1833–1889), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's maternal step-grandfather.

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* 1803 births 1871 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia British Life Guards officers Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst People from Stirling (council area) UK MPs 1826–1830 Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub