Alexander Smollett
Alexander Smollett (1801 – 1881) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1841 to 1859.[1]
Life
He was born at Cameron House, Bonhill in Dunbarton on 29 November 1801. He was the son of Admiral John Rouett Smollett (1767–1842) and Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of Patrick Boyle of Shewalton.
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 appears in 1827 as an advocate.[2] In the 1830s he was working in Edinburgh as an advocate and living at 14 Gloucester Place, a fine end-terraced townhouse in the Stockbridge area.[3]
In 1835 he is listed as a member of the Highland and Agriculture Society of Scotland.[4]
In 1844 he appears on the committee of the Glasgow, Dunbarton and Loch Lomond Railway Company.[5]
He died in the same house on 25 February 1881, and was buried in the Smollett family mausoleum in Alexandria, Dumbartonshire.[6]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ↑ Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh (1829). Transactions: With an Abstract of the Proceedings at General Meetings and the Premiums Offered by the Society. W. Blackwood and sons, Limited. p. 447. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "(213) - Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Edinburgh > 1805-1834 - Post Office annual directory > 1832-1833 - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (1835). Prize-essays and Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. William Blackwood and Sons. pp. 2–44. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ The Railway Chronicle: Joint-stock Companies Journal. Register of Traffic, Shares, Engineering Improvements and All Matters Connected with Railways ... J. Francis. 1844. p. 122. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Alexander SMOLLETT, ,Esq , of Bonhill .M.P. for Dunbartonshire b. 29 Nov 1801 Cameron House, Bonhill, Dunbarton, Scotland d. 25 Feb 1881 Cameron House, Bonhill, Dunbarton, Scotland: The Kirkpatrick Family Archives". genealogy.kirkpatrickaustralian.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Smollett
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Bt |
Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire 1841 – 1859 |
Succeeded by Patrick Boyle Smollett |