Alexander Speirs

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Alexander Speirs (died 5 October 1844) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.

House of Commons of the United Kingdom Lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Speirs was the son of Archibald Speirs and his wife Margaret Dundas, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas. [1]

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In 1835 Speirs was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond. He held the seat until 1841. [2] He was Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 8 August 1838 until his death. [1]

Speirs married in 1836 Eliza Stewart Hagart, daughter of Thomas C. Hagart of Bantaskine and his wife Miss Stewart "of the Field" a well-known Glasgow beauty. Their son Archibald Alexander Speirs was MP for Renfrewshire and their daughter Eliza married Colonel Alexander of Ballochmyle, M.P. for Ayrshire. [1]

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References

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Speirs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Dundas
Robert Lawrence Dundas
Member of Parliament for Richmond
1835–1841
With: Hon. Thomas Dundas to 1839
Robert Lawrence Dundas from 1839
Succeeded by
Robert Lawrence Dundas
George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Archibald Campbell
Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
1838–1844
Succeeded by
The Earl of Glasgow