William Blair (Ayrshire MP)

William Blair
Member of Parliament
for Ayrshire
In office
13 May 1829 – 27 December 1832
MonarchsGeorge IV and William IV
Preceded byJames Montgomerie
Succeeded byRichard Alexander Oswald
Personal details
Died21 October 1841
SpouseMagdalen Fordyce
Children12, including William Fordyce Blair
Parent(s)Hamilton Blair, Jane Williams
Residence(s)Blair House, Dalry, Ayrshire
Military service
Branch/serviceAyrshire Regiment, Fencible Cavalry
RankColonel

William Blair (died 21 October 1841) was a Scottish landowner and Tory[1] politician. He was the Laird of Blair in Ayrshire in Scotland from 1782 to 1841. He was also the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayrshire constituency from 1829 to 32.

  1. ^ Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 196. Retrieved 5 September 2018.