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<p>Created page with &quot;{{Template2 |Dates=1734-41 |Location=London |Vocation=Army officer and politician |Place of Birth=Pitferrane, Fifeshire |Marriage=Amelia Stuart |Issue=3 sons |Source=History o...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Template2<br /> |Dates=1734-41<br /> |Location=London<br /> |Vocation=Army officer and politician<br /> |Place of Birth=Pitferrane, Fifeshire<br /> |Marriage=Amelia Stuart<br /> |Issue=3 sons<br /> |Source=History of Parliament Online<br /> }}<br /> 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.<br /> 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.</div>

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