Patrick Heron (died 1761)

Patrick Heron (c. 1672 – 22 October 1761)[1] was a Scottish politician.

Patrick Heron
Born1672
Died22 October 1761
OccupationPolitician
For other people named Patrick Heron, see Patrick Heron (disambiguation).

Career

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcudbright Stewartry from 1727 to 1741.[2]

Patrick Heron was the heritor of the estate of Kirroughtree. As a landowner during the 1724 uprising of the Galloway Levellers he was instrumental in defusing a tense confrontation between Levellers and landowners.[3]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
  2. Watson, Paula (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "HERON, Patrick (c.1672-1761), of Heron, Kirroughtrie, Kirkcudbright". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. A. S. Morton, "Kirroughtree", DUMFRlESSHIRE AND GALLOWAY NATURAL HISTORY & ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS AND JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 1935-36, THIRD SERIES, VOLUME XX, p181,
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Alexander Murray		 Member of Parliament for
Kirkcudbright Stewartry
1727–1741		 Succeeded by
Basil Hamilton


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