Career
He was Member of Parliament for Dundee from 1857 to 1874, originally as its sole member, but from 1868 was one of two members representing the town after it became a two member constituency. In both 1859 and 1865 he was returned unopposed. In the first election for the new two member seat in 1868 he was elected in second place, finishing 77 votes behind Armitstead, but polling over 3,000 votes more than third placed candidate.
He also established the Dundee Corn Exchange in 1856.
His heir was Sir Reginald Ogilvy, 10th Baronet, who died in 1910.