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|Dates=1734-41
|Location=London
|Vocation=Army officer and politician
|Place of Birth=Pitferrane, Fifeshire
|Marriage=Amelia Stuart
|Issue=3 sons
|Source=History of Parliament Online
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Stood for Stirling Burgh on recommendation of Lord Ilay, being elected to the seat in 1734. Voted with the Administration. Did not stand for re-election in 1741.
Taken prisoner at battle of Prestonpans, though released. Left for North America (1754), taking part in the expedition against Fort Duquesne where he was killed in 1755.