Constituency : Western Aberdeenshire 1868-76
William became the first MP , elected unopposed , for the new seat of Western Aberdeenshire.
William was a tenant farmer , apparently the first to represent a Scottish constituency, and a noted cattle breeder. He published Cattle and Cattlebreeders in 1867 and developed a distinctive herd of black-polled cattle. He acquired the name of "The Grazier Thing". He was 6'2".
William was a Radical who spoke up for small farmers and agricultural labourers.
He died in 1880 aged 75.
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