Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, 8th Baronet

Sir Windham Charles James Carmichael-Anstruther, 8th Baronet and 4th Baronet DL (24 July 1856 – 26 October 1913)[1] was a Liberal Party politician and Scottish baronet.

Born in Lincoln's Inn Fields, he was the son of Sir John Anstruther, 4th Baronet and his wife, daughter of Edward Brice.[2] In 1831, he succeeded his nephew Windham in two baronetcies.[2] Carmichael-Anstruther was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire in 1846 and became major of the Lanarkshire County Militia.[2] He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southern Lanarkshire from 1874 until his defeat at the 1880 general election.[3]

In 1824, he married firstly the second daughter of Charles Wetherell.[2] She died in 1841 and Carmichael-Anstruther married secondly the youngest daughter of Allan Williamson Grey later in that year.[2]

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Lcommons1.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co.. pp. 90. 
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 594. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Glencairn Carter Hamilton		 Member of Parliament for Southern Lanarkshire
1874 – 1880		 Succeeded by
John Glencairn Carter Hamilton
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
Windham Carmichael-Anstruther		 Baronet
 (of Anstruther)
1869 – 1898		 Succeeded by
Windham Carmichael-Anstruther
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Windham Carmichael-Anstruther		 Baronet
 (of Fort William)
1869 – 1898		 Probably extinct