| 词条 | William Tait (MP) |
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William Tait MP FRSE (c.1755–1800) was an 18th century Scottish politician and landowner. He was MP for Stirling Burghs 1797 to 1800. LifeHe was born in Edinburgh around 1755 the second son of Alexander Tait (d.1781), a Writer to the Signet (WS) and Principal Clerk of Session to the courts, and his wife Janet Blair of Blair. He studied Law at Edinburgh University and was admitted into Lincoln's Inn in 1777. He became an advocate in 1780, and acted as personal legal advisor to Henry Dundas. He became Advocate Depute in 1787 and Sheriff of Stirling and Clackmannan in 1790.[1] In 1790 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was Alexander Fraser Tytler.[2] In 1797 he stood for election in Stirling Burghs and was duly elected on 17 July 1797. He was a member of William Pitt's government. He died in Exeter on 7 January 1800. FamilyHe was unmarried and had no children. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/tait-william-1800|title=TAIT, William (d.1800), of Edinburgh. - History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|gb}}{{s-bef | before = Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone }}{{s-title2. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} | title = Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs | years = 1797 - February 1800 }}{{s-aft | after = Alexander Cochrane }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tait, William}}{{UK-MP-stub}} 8 : 1800 deaths|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Scottish lawyers|Scottish politicians|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|British MPs 1796–1800|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies|Members of Lincoln's Inn |
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