Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet
Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet (20 December 1835 – 1882) was a British politician.
The eldest son of Sir John Wedderburn, 2nd Baronet, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as senior optime in 1858.[1] He was called to the Scottish bar in 1861.
He was a justice of the peace for Midlothian and a Captain in the Midlothian Yeomanry.
He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire in 1868, holding the seat until 1874. He was then elected for Haddington Burghs in 1879, resigning in 1882 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
In April 1873, he visited Victor Hugo in Guernsey. He confessed his republican convictions to the great French poet, but added : "If I said that aloud, I would not be reelected".[2]
He lived at Inveresk Lodge, Musselburgh.
He is buried in St. Michaels churchyard in Inveresk.
Sources
- Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870, page 282
References
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- ↑ "Wedderburn, David (WDRN854D)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Victor Hugo, Choses vues, 20 April 1873, Gallimard, 2002, p. 1269.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir David Wedderburn
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire 1868–1874 |
Succeeded by Claud Alexander |
| Preceded by William Hay |
Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs 1879–1882 |
Succeeded by Alexander Craig Sellar |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Wedderburn |
Baronet of Balindean, Perthshire 1862-1882 |
Succeeded by William Wedderburn |