Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet
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Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet (14 April 1769 – 19 October 1842),[1] was a Scottish politician and lawyer, a son of Sir David Rae, Lord Eskgrove.
He studied at Edinburgh University. He was Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs, in Fife, from 1819 to 1826, Harwich, Essex, England, from 1827 to 1830, Buteshire in 1830 and from 1833 to 1842, and for Portarlington, Queen's County, Ireland, from 1831 to 1832.
He served as Lord Advocate from 1819 to 1830 and from 1834 to 1835. He was made a Privy Councillor on 19 July 1830.[1]
Grant's Old and New Edinburgh tells us that he was present at the Great Edinburgh Fire of 1824, actively trying to extinguish the flames of the building on the Royal Mile at the head of Old Assembly Close as it was "the house of his birth".[2]
He is buried with his father and mother on the south-west corner of St. Michael's church in Inveresk. The stone is surprisingly modest.
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Rae
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Anstruther Burghs 1819 – 1826 |
Succeeded by James Balfour |
| Preceded by | Member for Harwich 1827–1830 With: John Charles Herries |
Succeeded by George Robert Dawson John Charles Herries |
| Vacant
alternating constituency (with Caithness)
Title last held by
Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart to 1826 |
Member for Buteshire 1830–1831 |
Vacant
alternating constituency
Title next held by
Charles Stuart from 1832 |
| Preceded by | Member for Portarlington 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by Thomas Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Member for Buteshire 1833 – 1842 |
Succeeded by James Stuart-Wortley |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Advocate 1819 – 1830 |
Succeeded by Francis Jeffrey |
| Preceded by | Lord Advocate 1834 – 1835 |
Succeeded by John Murray |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by
David Rae
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Baronet (of Esk Grove) 1815 – 1842 |
extinct |
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