David Urquhart | |
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Born | David Urquhart Jr. 1 July 1805 Braelangwell, Cromarty, Scotland |
Died | May 16, 1877 Clarens, Switzerland | (aged 71)
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]