James Moodie

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James Moodie (died 4 February 1724) of Orkney was a British politician.

He was the second son of Royal Navy Captain James Moodie of Melsetter, Orkney. His mother was the daughter of James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton.^[1]

He was elected unopposed^[2] as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland in 1715,^[3] but was defeated at the 1722 election by his cousin George Douglas, later 13th Earl of Morton.^[1]

References

1 2 Simpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "MOODIE, James (d.1724)". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
↑ Simpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "Orkney and Shetland". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"

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Preceded by George Douglas	Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland 1715–1722	Succeeded by George Douglas

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[histparl-james-moodie-d1724-1] 1 2 Simpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "MOODIE, James (d.1724)". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[histparl-orkney-and-shetland-1715-1754-2] Simpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "Orkney and Shetland". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[3] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"

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