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]
William Alexander Mackinnon | |
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| Born | 1813 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | (aged 90) Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Member of Parliament |
Marriage
editHe married Miss Willes on 25 April 1846.[5] Mackinnon died aged 90 at his home Acrise Place near Folkestone, Kent.[3]
References
edit- ^ Morning Chronicle 3 March 1854
- ^ "Mr William Mackinnon (Hansard)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
- ^ a b "Deaths." Times [London, England] 16 Sept. 1903: 1. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Mackinnon, William Alexander (MKNN832WA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Daily News 29 April 1846