Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, 8th Baronet
Sir Windham Charles James Carmichael-Anstruther, 8th Baronet and 4th Baronet DL (1825 – 26 January 1898)[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
- ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 90.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| 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 |