David Urquhart | |
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| Born | David Urquhart Jr. 1 July 1805 Braelangwell, Cromarty, Scotland |
| Died | May 16, 1877 (aged 71) Clarens, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Clarens, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Harriet Angelina Fortescue (from 1854) |
| Children | David Urquhart of Braelangwell
Margaret Ann Urquhart William Urquhart Francis Fortescue Urquhart |
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David Urquhart Jr. (1 July 1805 – 16 May 1877) was a British diplomat, writer and politician, serving as a Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1847 to 1852.[1] He also was an early promoter in the United Kingdom of the hammam (known to westerners as the "Turkish bath") which he came across in Morocco and Turkey .[2]
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Urquhart, David". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 43–45.
- ^ "Urquhart, David (1805-1877) and Urquhart, Harriet Angelina (1825-1889)". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 22 August 2022.