William Alexander Mackinnon (politician, born 1813)

For other people named William Mackinnon, see William Mackinnon (disambiguation).
William Alexander Mackinnon
Born 1813
Marylebone, London, England
Died 14 September 1903 aged 90
Folkestone, Kent, England
Nationality United Kingdom
Known for Member of Parliament

William Alexander Mackinnon DL JP (1813 14 September 1903) was elected the whig MP for Rye on 10 July 1852 but the result was declared void as a result of "treating". There was a question of £220 left behind a sofa cushion at the Red Lion to pay for a dinner.[1] At the resulting bye-election the seat was taken by his father. At the next election he was elected MP for Lymington which he held until 1868 but he never spoke in parliament.[2] He was the 34th Chief of the Clan Mackinnon.[3] He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[4]

Marriage

He married Miss Willes on 25 April 1846.[5] Mackinnon died aged 90 at his home Acrise Place near Folkestone, Kent.[3]

References

  1. Morning Chronicle 3 March 1854
  2. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-william-mackinnon-1
  3. 1 2 "Deaths." Times [London, England] 16 Sept. 1903: 1. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 May 2013.
  4. "Mackinnon, William Alexander (MKNN832WA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. Daily News 29 April 1846
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Herbert Mascall Curteis
Member of Parliament for Rye
1852 1853
Succeeded by
William Alexander Mackinnon (father)
Preceded by
Sir John Rivett-Carnac, Bt
Edward John Hutchins
Member of Parliament for Lymington
1857 1868
With: Sir John Rivett-Carnac, Bt to 1860
Lord George Gordon-Lennox from 1860
Succeeded by
Lord George Gordon-Lennox
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