Charles Albany Marjoribanks (1794 – 3 December 1833) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1833.
Marjoribanks was the son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh. [1] As a young man he worked for the East India Company in Macao and, aged 30, he became a freeman of the city of Edinburgh. [2] At the 1832 general election Marjoribanks was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire representing the Liberal party. [2] He helped pass the Reform Bill which increased the number of people eligible to vote. [3] He held the seat until his death the following year in 1833 at the age of 39. [4]
Marjoribanks is commemorated by the Marjoribanks monument in Coldstream. [5] This was constructed in 1834 and commissioned by H. Ritchie of Edinburgh. [6] The inscription on the monument describes him as a man of "high talents, amiable qualities and political principles". He is buried in the Marjoribanks mausoleum in Coldstream. [2] The statue was destroyed by lightning in 1873 and a new one constructed commissioned by Currie of Darnick. [6] In 1999 it was in a dilapidated state and had to be repaired by the local Borders council. [3]
His brother David took the name Robertson and became 1st Baron Marjoribanks. [7] [2]
