He became a captain the in 14th Dragoons in 1789, and was with his regiment in Ireland when he was elected at the 1790 general election as the MP for Dumfries Burghs. The election was fiercely contested, with Miller's patron the 4th Duke of Queensberry spending over £8,000, while rival candidate Sir James Johnstone spent over £12,000[3] (equivalent to £1.53 million in 2023[4]). Johnstone lodged a petition, but Miller's election was upheld on 1 April 1791.[3]
Miller left the army in 1791, and although he does not appear to have spoken in Parliament, he did vote in divisions. However, his record was inconsistent, as he followed the shifting politics of his patron Queensberry.[2]
He did not stand for re-election in the 1796 general election. In 1806 he wrote to Charles Fox seeking his support for a re-entry to Parliament, and apologising for his previous erratic conduct. He explained that this was due to Queensberry's "silly and selfish views", but his efforts were unsuccessful.[2]
^ abcThorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "MILLER, Patrick (d.1845), of Dalswinton, Dumfries". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ abHenry, D. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "Dumfries Burghs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
patrick, miller, politician, other, people, named, patrick, miller, patrick, miller, disambiguation, patrick, miller, died, february, 1845, scottish, officer, british, army, politician, house, commons, great, britain, from, 1790, 1796, patrick, miller, dalswin. For other people named Patrick Miller see Patrick Miller disambiguation Patrick Miller died 26 February 1845 1 was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a politician He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1790 to 1796 He was the son of Patrick Miller of Dalswinton an Edinburgh banker He was a nephew of Sir Thomas Miller 1st Baronet and a first cousin of William Miller 1755 1846 2 He became a captain the in 14th Dragoons in 1789 and was with his regiment in Ireland when he was elected at the 1790 general election as the MP for Dumfries Burghs The election was fiercely contested with Miller s patron the 4th Duke of Queensberry spending over 8 000 while rival candidate Sir James Johnstone spent over 12 000 3 equivalent to 1 53 million in 2023 4 Johnstone lodged a petition but Miller s election was upheld on 1 April 1791 3 Miller left the army in 1791 and although he does not appear to have spoken in Parliament he did vote in divisions However his record was inconsistent as he followed the shifting politics of his patron Queensberry 2 He did not stand for re election in the 1796 general election In 1806 he wrote to Charles Fox seeking his support for a re entry to Parliament and apologising for his previous erratic conduct He explained that this was due to Queensberry s silly and selfish views but his efforts were unsuccessful 2 References Edit Leigh Rayment s list of baronets Baronetcies beginning with J a b c Thorne R G 1986 R Thorne ed MILLER Patrick d 1845 of Dalswinton Dumfries The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1790 1820 Boydell and Brewer Retrieved 3 July 2014 a b Henry D G 1986 R Thorne ed Dumfries Burghs The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1790 1820 Boydell and Brewer Retrieved 2 July 2014 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth Retrieved 11 June 2022 Parliament of Great BritainPreceded bySir James Johnstone 4th Bt Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs1790 1796 Succeeded byAlexander Hope This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Miller politician amp oldid 1015254154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
