William Gibson-Craig
| The Right Honourable Sir William Gibson Craig PC |
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| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh | |
| In office 1841–1852 |
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| Member of Parliament for Midlothian | |
| In office 1837–1841 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1797 |
| Died | 12 March 1878 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Profession | Advocate, Politician |
Sir William Gibson Craig, 2nd Baronet FRSE (2 August 1797 – 12 March 1878), was a Scottish Advocate and politician.
Life
He was born the first son of Sir James Gibson-Craig, 1st Baronet, and his wife, Anne Thomson. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh and then privately in Yorkshire.[1]
William became an advocate in 1820. He was Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet from 1862 until his death. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1863.[2]
He was the Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1837 to 1841 and for Edinburgh from 1841 to 1852. He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government from 1846 to 1852.[2]
He became a member of the Highland Society in 1824. In 1828 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Thomas Allan.
He lived in Riccarton House to the south-west of Edinburgh.[3]
Family
His younger brother, James Thomson Gibson-Craig WS (1799-1886) was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[4]
He was married to Betsy Vivian. They had six children.
One of his grandchildren was the philanthropist Dorothy Brooke.[2]
Publications
- On Howard's Wheel Plough
References
- ↑ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
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- ↑ http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8367042
- ↑ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
External links
- Family papers held by Heriot-Watt University
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Gibson-Craig
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Midlothian 1837–1841 |
Succeeded by William Ramsay Ramsay |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Edinburgh 1841–1852 With: Thomas Babington Macaulay to 1847 Charles Cowan from 1847 |
Succeeded by Thomas Babington Macaulay Charles Cowan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Junior Lord of the Treasury 1846–1852 |
Succeeded by Marquess of Chandos The Lord Henry Lennox Thomas Bateson |
| Preceded by | Lord Clerk Register 1862–1878 |
Succeeded by Earl of Glasgow |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Carmichael) 1850–1878 |
Succeeded by James Gibson Craig |
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