Charles Albany Marjoribanks
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Charles Albany Marjoribanks (1794 - c December 1833) was a Scottish Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1833.
Marjoribanks was the son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost
of Edinburgh
.
At the 1832 general election
Marjoribanks was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Berwickshire
. He held the seat until his death the following year in 1833 at the age of 39.
Marjoribanks is commemorated by the Marjoribanks monument in Coldstream
. The inscription on the monument describes him as a man of "high talents, amiable qualities and political principles". His brother David
took the name Robertson and became 1st Baron Marjoribanks.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1833.
Marjoribanks was the son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost
Lord Provost
A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities of Scotland. Four cities, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost...
of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
.
At the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
Marjoribanks was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Berwickshire
Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency...
. He held the seat until his death the following year in 1833 at the age of 39.
Marjoribanks is commemorated by the Marjoribanks monument in Coldstream
Coldstream
Coldstream is a small town in the Borders district of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village...
. The inscription on the monument describes him as a man of "high talents, amiable qualities and political principles". His brother David
David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks
David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks , was a Scottish stockbroker and politician.-Background:Born David Marjoribanks, he was the fourth son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh...
took the name Robertson and became 1st Baron Marjoribanks.