Robert Vans-Agnew
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Robert Vans Agnew (4 March 1817 – 26 September 1893)[1] was a Scottish Conservative Party politician.
At the 1868 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Wigtown Burghs.[2]
Vans Agnew was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigtownshire at a by-election in February 1873, filling the vacancy caused by Lord Garlies succeeding to the peerage as 10th Earl of Galloway . He was re-elected in 1874, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election.[3]
Historical works
[edit | edit source]Vans Agnew edited the correspondence of his ancestor Patrick Vans, Lord Barnbarroch for publication in two volumes in 1887.
- Correspondence of Sir Patrick Waus of Barnbarroch, knight, volume 1
- Correspondence of Sir Patrick Waus of Barnbarroch, knight, volume 2
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
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- ^ Craig, page 607
External links
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