Alexander Urquhart

Last updated July 26, 2024

Alexander Urquhart (died 1727)^[1]^[2] was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a Jacobite politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1715 to 1727, and died bankrupt after his financial speculation failed.

Urquhart was the oldest son of John Urquhart of Newhall and his wife Jean, daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Redcastle, Ross-shire. He was a brother-in-law Sir Kenneth Mackenzie MP.^[3]

He had a brief career in the army, being commissioned in 1708 as an ensign in the 15th Foot. He was promoted to the rank of captain in Stanwix's Foot in 1710, and retired on half-pay in 1714.^[3]

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cromartyshire from 1715 to 1722,^[2] and for Ross-shire from 1722 to 1727.^[1] He speculated heavily during the South Sea Bubble, and used his parliamentary privilege to shield himself from his creditors. He was forced to waive the immunity, and was successfully sued; he died bankrupt.^[3]

Related Research Articles

Peeblesshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1708 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Inverness-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918.

Cromartyshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

Tain Burghs was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832, sometimes known as Northern Burghs. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP).

Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC, known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett, was a British nobleman and Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1754, when he took his seat in the House of Lords.

Patrick Heron of Kirroughtree was a Scottish banker and politician. From 1794 to 1803 he was a Whig Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbright Stewartry.

Samuel Milles was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1727.

George Mackay of Skibo was a Scottish lawyer, soldier and politician. He fought for the British Government during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was later a Member of Parliament.

Edward Stradling was a Welsh politician.

Luke Robinson was an English barrister and politician.

General Alexander Mackay was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, and a politician. The son of George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay, he was the younger brother of George Mackay of Skibo (c.1715–1782).

Sir Hugh Innes, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician.

John Drummond, 10th of Lennoch and 3rd of Megginch Castle in Perthshire, was a Scottish Member of Parliament.

James Moodie of Orkney was a Scottish politician.

James Halyburton of Pitcur in Angus and Firth, Orkney was a Scottish soldier and politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Brodie (1697–1754)</span> Scottish politician (1697–1754)

Alexander Brodie, 19th of that Ilk was a Scottish politician and clan chief who served as the Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1727 to 1754. Born in Moray, Scotland into a Highland family, he also sat in the British House of Commons from 1720 to 1754, representing the constituencies of Elginshire, Caithness and Inverness Burghs.

Hon. William Fraser, of Fraserfield was a Scottish Jacobite politician.

Sir Alexander Reid, 2nd Baronet was a Scottish laird and politician from Aberdeenshire. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1710 to 1713.

Patrick Stuart was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a politician.

Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1742.

References

1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
1 2 3 Watson, Paula (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "URQUHART, Alexander (d.1727), of Newhall, Ross". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

Parliament of Great Britain
Vacant alternating constituency Title last held by Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Bt	Member of Parliament for Cromartyshire 1715–1722	Vacant alternating constituency Title next held by Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Bt
Preceded by Charles Ross	Member of Parliament for Ross-shire 1722–1727	Succeeded by Charles Ross

This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800) representing a Scottish constituency is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[rayment-r2-1] 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

[rayment-c6-2] 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)

[histparl-alexander-urquhart-d1727-3] 1 2 3 Watson, Paula (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "URQUHART, Alexander (d.1727), of Newhall, Ross". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]