Patrick Smollett

Patrick Boyle Smollett (1804 – 11 February 1895) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1859 to 1868,[1] and for Cambridge from 1874 to 1880.[2]

Life

Cameron House, The Smollet's home on Loch Lomond

He was born at Cameron House, Bonhill in Dunbartonshire on 4 February 1804. He was the son of Admiral John Rouett Smollett (1767–1842) and Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of Patrick Boyle of Shewalton.[3]

His father married in 1800 and had two sons (Alexander and Patrick Boyle) and four daughters. The eldest daughter Elizabeth (his sister) married Charles Villiers Stuart, younger brother of Lord Stuart of Decies. He was a member of the British East India Company (EIC) in Madras (now Chennai), India.

He retired from his Indian duties in 1858 and returned to Scotland to adopt his brother Alexander's former role as MP for Dumbarton.[4] He paid for the building of St Mungo's Episcopalian Church in Alexandria, Dumbartonshire.[5]

Death

On his death, having no children his estate at Cameron House passed to Captain Buchan Telfer Smollet RN, a nephew.

His home, Cameron House, which lies on the west bank of Loch Lomond, is now a private hotel. His portrait hangs on its main stair.[6]

Publications

  • Madras: Civil Administration; Being Rough Notes from Personal Observation Written in 1855 & 1856 (London: Richardson Brothers, 1858).[7]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  3. ^ "Patrick Boyle SMOLLETT, of the HEICS, Madras. M.P. for Dunbartonshire b. 4 Feb 1804 Cameron House, Bonhill, Dunbarton, Scotland d. 11 Feb 1895 Cameron House, Bonhill, Dunbarton, Scotland: The Kirkpatrick Family Archives". genealogy.kirkpatrickaustralian.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Smollett". electricscotland.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Patrick Boyle Smollett, of Cameron House, M.P. d. Yes, date unknown: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Our 4 Star Hotels in the UK". QHotels. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Madras: It Civil Administration : Patrick Boyle Smollett : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". archive.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire
1859 – 1868 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cambridge
1874 – 1880
With: Alfred Marten 		Succeeded by


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