James Halyburton (Orkney and Shetland MP)

James Halyburton (died 1765) of Pitcur in Angus and Firth, Orkney was a Scottish soldier and politician.

For other people named James Halyburton, see James Halyburton (disambiguation).

The oldest son of James Halyburton of Pitcur (died 1747), he joined the British Army in 1721 as an ensign in the 13th Foot, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1750.[1]

At the 1747 general election Halyburton was returned by his brother-in-law the 15th Earl of Morton as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland.[1] He held the seat until the 1754 election.[2]

References
  1. Watson, Paula (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "HALYBURTON, James (d.1765), of Pitcur, Angus, and Firth, Orkney". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.