| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 1707 – 08 |
| Selkirkshire | 1708 – 1 July 1729 |
Family and Career Data
Family and Education
b. c. 1674, 2nd s. of Andrew Pringle of Clifton, Roxburgh by Violet, da. of John Rutherford of Edgerston, Roxburgh. educ. ?Edinburgh Univ. 1688; adv. 1698; ?Utrecht. m. 22 Nov. 1713, Anne, da. of Sir James Murray, M.P. [S], of Philiphaugh, Selkirk, Lord Philiphaugh, S.C.J., ld. clerk register, sis. of John Murray of Philiphaugh, 3s. 3da.
Offices Held
M.P. [S] Selkirkshire 1703 – 07.
Commr. of the equivalent 1707 – 13 Jan. 1715; one of the keepers of the signet [S] 1711 – 13; ld. of session, Lord Haining, 1729 – d.
Address
Main residence: Haining, Selkirk.
biography text
Pringle, whose father bought Haining for him in 1701, was re-elected in 1715 for Selkirkshire on the interest of his brother-in-law, John Murray, its hereditary sheriff. Absent from the division on the septennial bill in 1716, he voted with the Administration in all other recorded divisions, including that on Lord Cadogan, 4 June 1717.1More Culloden Pprs. ii. 173-4. He retained his seat for Selkirkshire until his elevation to the bench in 1729.
He died 19 Aug. 1754.
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Notes
- 1. More Culloden Pprs. ii. 173-4.