| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Lymington | 1784 – 1790 |
Family and Education
b. 22 Sept. 1756, 1st s. of Oliver Colt of Auldhame by Helen, da. of Robert Stewart, 7th Lord Blantyre [S]. educ. Elphinstone’s acad. Kensington; Edinburgh Univ.; Glasgow Univ.;1Alex. Carlyle, Autobiog. 493. But his name does not appear in the Matric. Reg. of Glasgow Univ. adv. 1777. m. 22 Sept. 1778, Grizel, da. of Robert Dundas of Arniston, lord president of the court of session, and niece of Henry Dundas, 1 surv. s. suc. fa. 1778.
Address
Main residence: Auldhame, Haddington.
biography text
In 1784 Colt seems at first to have been a candidate for Haddington Burghs; and John Robinson noted in his electoral survey:2Laprade, 103. ‘If Mr. Colt shall succeed he will be pro.’ Doubtless through the influence of Henry Dundas he was brought in for Lymington, where Sir Harry Burrard had placed a seat at the Government’s disposal. The seat cost £2,000, of which the Government paid £500.3Geo. Roses’s secret service accounts, Royal archives, Windsor. There is no record of Colt’s having spoken in the House.
He died 29 Dec. 1797.
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