William Livingston ( – after 1713) was a

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. He was elected to

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(MP) for

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in a

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on 8 February 1711. He remained the constituency's MP until the 1713 general election.

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* 1650 births Year of death unknown British MPs 1710–1713 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub