Alexander Smollett

Alexander Smollett (29 November 1801 – 25 February 1881) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1841 to 1859.[1]

This article is about the Scottish politician. For the Treasure Island character, see Captain Alexander Smollett.

Cameron House, The Smollet's home on Loch Lomond
Smollet's home at 14 Gloucester Place, Edinburgh

Life

He was born at Cameron House, Bonhill in Dunbarton on 29 November 1801. He was the son of Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of Patrick Boyle of Shewalton and Admiral John Rouett Smollett (1767–1842). He had four sisters and a brother, Patrick Boyle. His eldest sister Elizabeth married Charles Villiers Stuart, the 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 in the Stockbridge area of the city.[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 on 25 February 1881, and was buried in the Smollett family mausoleum in Alexandria, Dumbartonshire.[6]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. 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.
  3. "Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Bt		 Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire
1841 – 1859		 Succeeded by
Patrick Smollett


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