Robert Pringle (MP)
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Robert Pringle (1798 – 15 December 1842) was a British Army officer and politician.
Pringle lived at Clifton Park in Roxburghshire. He served in 7th Queen's Own Hussars in the British Army, becoming a captain. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood as a Whig in Selkirkshire. He won the seat, becoming the fifth generation of his family to represent the county. In Parliament, he argued against monopolies and sinecures. He stood for re-election at the 1835 UK general election, but was defeated, and failed to regain the seat at the 1837 UK general election.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 75. ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ Anderson, William (1877). The Scottish Nation. Vol. 3. A. Fullarton & Company.