Sir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet (born Anstruther; 13 January 1752 – 5 January 1808) was a

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politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs from 1774 to 1777. In 1778 he married Anne Paterson, daughter of Sir John Paterson, 3rd Baronet and Anne Hume-Campbell, Baroness Polwarth, but they had no children. In 1782 he changed his name to Anstruther-Paterson. He was a lieutenant in the 1st

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. He succeeded his father as a baronet in the

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on 4 July 1799. Sir Philip died ''sine prole''. Lady Anstruther-Paterson died in 1818, her claim to inherit the title of Baroness Polwarth still unresolved.

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1752 births 1808 deaths Nobility from Fife

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