Vanse, Patrick

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Dates 1710-11, 1715-22
Location London
Vocation Army officer and politician
Place of Birth Barnbarroch, Wigtown
Marriage Margaret Campbell; Barbara McDowell
Issue 3 sons, 4 daughters
Place of birth Source History of Parliament Online

Made lieutenant-colonel but given leave to sit in Parliament. Elected MP for Wigtownshire (1710) at the behest of the Earl of Stair. Unseated 1711 due to dispute from opponent. Elected MP for Wigtown Burghs (1715) voting consistently with the Whig Administrations. Died 1733.