Sir John McTaggart, 1st Baronet
Sir John McTaggart, 1st Baronet (15 March 1789 – 13 August 1867) was a Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament. He was created a baronet in 1841. The title became extinct upon his death.
He represented Wigtown Burghs 1835–1857.
McTaggart was the eldest son of John McTaggart (d. 1810), of Ardwell, whose estate he inherited. He married, in 1811, Susannah Kymer, eldest daughter of John Kymer, of Streatham, Surrey. They had four children:[1]
- John Bell McTaggart (who died before his father in 1849)
- Susanna McTaggart (ca. 1812 – 25 September 1902),[2] who married in 1839 John Orde Ommanney (d. 1846), son of Sir Francis Molyneux Ommanney. They left an only daughter Marianne Susanna Ommanney who inherited the Ardwell estate and married in 1866 Sir Mark MacTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet, who took the MacTaggart name.
- Sarah McTaggart, who married in 1853 James Church, of Calcutta.
References
- Burke's Peerage, 1869
- "Obituary – Mrs. Ommanney MacTaggart". The Times (36886). London. 30 September 1902. p. 3.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John McTaggart
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| Preceded by Edward Stewart |
Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs 1835–1857 |
Succeeded by Sir William Dunbar, Bt |
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