Robert Scott (1705–1780)

For other people named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation).

Robert Scott (1705 – 27 December 1780)[1] of Dunninald in Forfarshire was a Scottish politician. He was elected at a by-election in March 1733 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Forfarshire, in the place of his deceased relative James Scott of Logie. He was defeated at the 1734 general election by Thomas Lyon (later Earl of Strathmore), and defeated again at the by-election in 1735 after Lyon's succession to the peerage.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  2. ↑ Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick, ed. "SCOTT, Robert (1705-80), of Dunninald, Forfar". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
James Scott		 Member of Parliament for Forfarshire
1733 – 1734 		Succeeded by
Thomas Lyon


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