Hugh Primrose Lindsay

Hugh Primrose Lindsay (31 October 1765 – 23 April 1844) was a British naval captain, Chairman of the East India Company and Member of Parliament.

He was the 5th surviving son of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres.

He joined the Royal Navy in 1779 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1782, but by 1787 had left the navy to join the British East India Company’s marine service, where he was promoted captain in 1793.

In 1814 he was made a Director of the East India Company, a position he held unto his death, being elected Deputy Chairman for 1826-27 and Chairman for 1827-28. In 1820 he was elected MP for Perth Burghs, sitting until 1830.

He died in London in 1844. He had married Jane, the daughter of the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville, with whom he had a son and a daughter. He was succeeded, after the death of his wife, by his son Hugh Hamilton Lindsay.

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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Archibald Campbell
    Member of Parliament for Perth Burghs
    18201830
    Succeeded by
    John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Sir George Robinson, 1st Baronet
    Chairman of the British East India Company
    1820
    Succeeded by
    William Astell
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