His father was a director the British East India Company, who put an agency for the company in trust for his son, to mature when he was 12. Young David entered that business.[2]
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When his father died in 1805, Scott had expected to succeed him as MP for the Perth Burghs. However, by the time Scott left his father's beside, Sir David Wedderburn had already secured so much support that even the backing of Lord Melville was unable to prevent defeat.[4]
After his 1805 defeat, he sought a baronetcy for his mother's brother-in-law Sir James Sibbald, 1st Baronet of Sillwood Park in Sussex, which was granted in December 1806, with remainder to David. When James died without issue, David inherited the baronetcy and his uncle's estate. He then sold Dunninald to Patrick Arklay MP.[7]
He was a Director of the East India Company from 1814 to 1818.[2]
^ abcdThorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "SCOTT, David II (1782–1851), of Dunninald, Forfar". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^"Scott, David (SCT799D)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abEscott, Margaret (2009). D.R. Fisher (ed.). "Perth Burghs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
david, scott, baronet, other, people, named, david, scott, david, scott, disambiguation, july, 1782, june, 1851, dunninald, castle, scotland, scottish, tory, politician, born25, july, 1782died18, june, 1851nationalitybritishoccupationpoliticianchildrensir, jam. For other people named David Scott see David Scott disambiguation Sir David Scott 2nd Baronet KH 25 July 1782 18 June 1851 of Dunninald Castle Scotland was a Scottish Tory politician Sir David Scott 2nd BaronetBorn25 July 1782Died18 June 1851NationalityBritishOccupationPoliticianChildrenSir James Sibbald David Scott 3rd BaronetParent s Sir James Sibbald Scott 1st Baronet Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Death 2 References 3 External linksBiography editEarly life edit David Scott was born on 25 July 1782 1 the oldest son of David Scott 1746 1805 of Dunninald 2 He was educated at Eton and matriculated at Trinity College Cambridge in 1801 2 3 His father was a director the British East India Company who put an agency for the company in trust for his son to mature when he was 12 Young David entered that business 2 Career edit When his father died in 1805 Scott had expected to succeed him as MP for the Perth Burghs However by the time Scott left his father s beside Sir David Wedderburn had already secured so much support that even the backing of Lord Melville was unable to prevent defeat 4 As consolation for his defeat it was arranged for him to be elected instead for another seat 4 He was duly returned at a by election in January 1806 as the Member of Parliament MP for the rotten borough of Yarmouth Isle of Wight 5 6 He held the seat until the general election in November 1806 when he did not stand again 5 After his 1805 defeat he sought a baronetcy for his mother s brother in law Sir James Sibbald 1st Baronet of Sillwood Park in Sussex which was granted in December 1806 with remainder to David When James died without issue David inherited the baronetcy and his uncle s estate He then sold Dunninald to Patrick Arklay MP 7 He was a Director of the East India Company from 1814 to 1818 2 He was also a Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order 8 Death edit He died on 18 June 1851 After his death he was succeeded by his son Sir James Sibbald David Scott 3rd Baronet nbsp The H C S ship Sir David Scott Captn D I Ward at the Entrance of the Sunda Strait February 1830References edit Leigh Rayment s list of baronets Baronetcies beginning with S part 1 a b c d Thorne R G 1986 R Thorne ed SCOTT David II 1782 1851 of Dunninald Forfar The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1790 1820 Boydell and Brewer Retrieved 1 July 2014 Scott David SCT799D A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b Escott Margaret 2009 D R Fisher ed Perth Burghs The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1820 1832 Cambridge University Press Retrieved 1 July 2014 a b Stooks Smith Henry 1973 1844 1850 Craig F W S ed The Parliaments of England 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 521 ISBN 0 900178 13 2 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with Y Scott William Anderson 1867 The Scottish nation vol 3External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by David ScottParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHome Riggs PophamJervoise Clarke Jervoise Member of Parliament for YarmouthJan 1806 Nov 1806 With Jervoise Clarke Jervoise Succeeded byThomas William PlummerJervoise Clarke JervoiseBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byJames Sibbald Scott Baronet of Dunninald 1819 1851 Succeeded byJames Sibbald David Scott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir David Scott 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1165785555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
