William Ogilvy (19 September 1793 – 10 April 1871) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, and briefly the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth Burghs. He was a younger son of Walter Ogilvy of Clova (died 1819) and his wife Jean, daughter of John Ogilvy MD, of Balfour and Murkl. He was a brother of Hon.

Donald Ogilvy Colonel the Honorable Donald Ogilvy (27 May 1788 – 30 December 1863) of Clova in Forfarshire was a Scottish politician. Ogilvy's father, who had inherited estates in both Forfarshire and Perthshire, styled himself the 5th Earl of Airlie. The ...

. Ogilvy initially joined the Royal Navy, and disliked it and followed his brothers into the army. He fought in the Peninsula War and at the Battle of Waterloo. He left the army in 1826, and went to live with his brother in Airlie Castle. In January 1831, he contested a by-election for the Perth Burghs. His rival Francis Jeffrey was returned as the winner, but Ogilvy lodged a petition, and was declared elected on 28 March 1831. The

1831 general election {{Short description, None The following elections occurred in the year 1831. North America United States * United States Senate election in New York, 1831 South America * 1831 Chilean presidential election Europe * 1831 French legislative electi ...

followed a few weeks later, and Ogilvy began canvassing, but withdrew for lack of support.

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* 1793 births 1871 deaths People from Angus, Scotland British Army officers British Army personnel of the Peninsular War Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1830–1831 Royal Navy officers 18th-century Royal Navy personnel {{British-Army-bio-stub