His first major role was as Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland in 1801, but in 1809 he transferred to an equivalent post as Sheriff of Edinburgh, which he held until 1819.[3] He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1815.
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".[5]
He died aged 73 at St Catherines, near Mortonhall in south Edinburgh on 18 October 1842.[3]
He is buried with his father and mother on the south-west corner of St Michael's church in Inveresk. The stone is modest.
^ abBiographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X.
^Craig, Maggie (2020), One Week in April: The Scottish Radical Rising of 1820, Birlinn, pp. 70–79, ISBN9781780276328
william, baronet, other, people, named, william, william, disambiguation, april, 1769, october, 1842, scottish, politician, lawyer, family, grave, inveresk, contents, life, family, sources, references, external, linkslife, edithe, born, assembly, close, royal,. For other people named William Rae see William Rae disambiguation Sir William Rae 3rd Baronet 14 April 1769 19 October 1842 1 was a Scottish politician and lawyer The Rae family grave Inveresk Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Sources 4 References 5 External linksLife editHe was born at Old Assembly Close off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh son of Margaret Stewart youngest daughter of John Stewart of Blairhall and David Rae Lord Eskgrove 2 He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh and studied law at the University of Edinburgh from 1785 qualifying as an advocate in 1791 His first major role was as Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland in 1801 but in 1809 he transferred to an equivalent post as Sheriff of Edinburgh which he held until 1819 3 He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1815 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 In the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre he reported to the Home Secretary Viscount Sidmouth on radical unrest in Scotland 4 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 5 He died aged 73 at St Catherines near Mortonhall in south Edinburgh on 18 October 1842 3 He is buried with his father and mother on the south west corner of St Michael s church in Inveresk The stone is modest Family editIn 1793 he married Mary Stuart Sources editLee Sidney ed 1896 Rae William 1769 1842 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 47 London Smith Elder amp Co References edit a b Privy Councillors Leigh Rayment s Peerage pages Archived from the original on 7 June 2008 Retrieved 9 April 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1773 a b Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Craig Maggie 2020 One Week in April The Scottish Radical Rising of 1820 Birlinn pp 70 79 ISBN 9781780276328 Grants Old and New EdinburghExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir William RaeParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byAlexander Maconochie Member for Anstruther Burghs1819 1826 Succeeded byJames BalfourPreceded byNicholas Conyngham TindalJohn Charles Herries Member for Harwich1827 1830 With John Charles Herries Succeeded byGeorge Robert DawsonJohn Charles HerriesVacantalternating constituency with Caithness Title last held byLord Patrick Crichton Stuart to 1826 Member for Buteshire1830 1831 Vacantalternating constituencyTitle next held byCharles Stuart from 1832Preceded bySir Charles Ogle Bt Member for Portarlington1831 1832 Succeeded byThomas GladstonePreceded byCharles Stuart Member for Buteshire1833 1842 Succeeded byJames Stuart WortleyLegal officesPreceded byAlexander Maconochie Lord Advocate1819 1830 Succeeded byFrancis JeffreyPreceded byJohn Murray Lord Advocate1834 1835 Succeeded byJohn MurrayBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byDavid Rae Baronet of Esk Grove 1815 1842 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir William Rae 3rd Baronet amp oldid 1198119434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
