Career
He was defeated at the 1734 general election by Thomas Lyon (later Earl of Strathmore), and defeated again at the by-election in 1735 after Lyon"s succession to the peerage.
He was defeated at the 1734 general election by Thomas Lyon (later Earl of Strathmore), and defeated again at the by-election in 1735 after Lyon"s succession to the peerage.
7th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was elected at a by-election in March 1733 as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Forfarshire, in the place of his deceased relative James Scott of Logie.