William Rae

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Sir William Rae (1769–1842), 3rd Baronet, was a Scottish politician and lawyer.

The son of Sir David Rae, Lord Eskgrove, he studied at Edinburgh University.

He was Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs, in Fife, from 1819 to 1826, Harwich, Essex, England, from 1827 to 1830, Buteshire in 1830 and from 1833 to 1842, and for Portarlington, Queen's County, Ireland, from 1831 to 1832.

He served as Lord Advocate from 1819 to 1830 and from 1834 to 1835.

He was an intimate friend of Sir Walter Scott.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Alexander Maconochie	Member for Anstruther Burghs 1819–1826	Succeeded by: James Balfour
Preceded by: Nicholas Conyngham Tindal	Member for Harwich 1827–1830	Succeeded by: George Robert Dawson
Preceded by: James Sinclair	Member for Buteshire 1830	Succeeded by: George Sinclair
Preceded by: Sir Charles Ogle, Bt	Member for Portarlington 1831–1832	Succeeded by: Thomas Gladstone
Preceded by: Charles Stuart	Member for Buteshire 1833–1842	Succeeded by: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley
Legal Offices
Preceded by: Alexander Maconochie	Lord Advocate 1819–1830	Succeeded by: Francis Jeffrey
Preceded by: John Murray	Lord Advocate 1834–1835	Succeeded by: John Murray