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

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, styled himself the 5th

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. The title which had been

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twice, through the family's involvement in both the

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and 1745 rising. The attainder was lifted in 1826, allowing Donald's other brother

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to resume the title. Ogilvy joined the army of

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in 1804, but was not promoted, so settled in Scotland first in Fettercairn, and then from 1820 at Clova. At the 1830 general election he contested the Perth Burghs, losing to John Stuart-Wortley. Wortley was unseated on

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, but the resulting by-election was contested by Ogilvy's brother William Ogilvy. Donald was elected at a by-election in October 1831 as the

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(MP) for Forfarshire, at a by-election following the sitting MP William Maule's elevation to the peerage. However, he was unseated on petition in January 1832, and did not stand for Parliament again. In the 1830s he is listed as living at 4 Atholl Crescent in Edinburgh's West End.

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1788 births 1863 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1831–1832 People from Angus, Scotland British East India Company Army officers {{Scotland-UK-MP-stub