Patrick Boyle Smollett

Patrick Boyle Smollett (1804 – 11 February 1895) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1859 to 1868,[1] and for Cambridge from 1874 to 1880.[2]

Life

Cameron House, The Smollet's home on Loch Lomond

He was born at Cameron House, Bonhill in Dunbarton on 4 February 1804. He was the son of Admiral John Rouett Smollett (1767-1842) and Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of Patrick Boyle of Shewalton.[3]

His father married in 1800 and had two sons (Alexander and Patrick Boyle) and four daughters. The eldest daughter Elizabeth (his sister) married Charles Villiers Stuart, younger brother of Lord Stuart of Decies.

He was a member of the Honorable East India Company (HEIC) in Madras, India.

He retired from his Indian duties in 1858 and returned to Scotland to adopt his brother Alexander's former role as MP for Dumbarton.[4]

He paid for the building of St Mungo's Epicopalian Church in Alexandria, Dumbartonshire.[5]

On his death, having no children his estate at Cameron House passed to Captain Buchan Telfer Smollet RN, a nephew.

His home, Cameron House, which lies on the west bank of Loch Lomond, is now a private hotel. His portrait hangs on its main stair.[6]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  3. ↑ http://genealogy.kirkpatrickaustralian.com/archives/getperson.php?personID=I19053&tree=TKA
  4. ↑ http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/smollett.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I13520&tree=CC
  6. ↑ http://www.qhotels.co.uk/our-locations/cameron-house/
  7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/madrasitcivilad00smolgoog

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Alexander Smollett		 Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire
1859 – 1868 		Succeeded by
Archibald Orr-Ewing
Preceded by
Robert Torrens
William Fowler		 Member of Parliament for Cambridge
1874 – 1880
With: Alfred Marten		 Succeeded by
William Fowler
Hugh Shield


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