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David Scott (of Scotstarvit)

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David Scott (1689 – 1 December 1766), of Scotstarvit, was a Scottish Member of Parliament. He was the son of David Scott of Scotstarvit (died 1718).

Biography

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Scott was returned to Fife in 1741,[1] and held that seat for a decade. In 1751, he was returned to Aberdeen, for which he sat until his death. By his wife Lucy, daughter of Sir Robert Gordon, he had several children, including:

Notes

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  1. ^ John Wilson (of Thornly.) (1833). The Political State of Scotland. Part I. Containing Representation in Parliament, from 1707 to 1832. Part II. Members Returned to the Reformed Parliament, Etc. Longmans&Company. p. 12.
  2. ^ Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval (1 April 2013). The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Grants of Honour, Extracted, by Permission, from the Stuart Papers Now in Possession of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, and Supplemented by Biographical and Genealogical Notes. Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 68–9. ISBN 978-0-8063-1716-8.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Fife
1741–1751
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Aberdeen Burghs
1751–1766
Succeeded by