About Alexander Urquhart
Alexander Urquhart was a politician.
Alexander Urquhart (died 1727) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a Jacobite politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1715 to 1727, and died bankrupt after his financial speculation failed.
Urquhart was the oldest son of John Urquhart of Newhall and his wife Jean, daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Redcastle, Ross-shire. He was a brother-in-law Sir Kenneth Mackenzie MP.
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Who was Alexander Urquhart?
Scottish politician and financial speculator
When did Alexander Urquhart die?
Alexander Urquhart died in 1727.
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Alexander Urquhart was a politician.
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