Alexander Forrester (politician)

Alexander Forrester (c. 1711 – 2 July 1787)[1] was a British barrister and politician.

Forrester's family were Scottish Jacobites who had gone into exile in France with King James II, but little is known of his parents.[2]

Forrester was educated at the Inner Temple, and became a successful barrister. After 1758, he specialised in cases before the House of Lords, including election petitions[2]

He was a Member of Parliament for Dunwich from 1658 to 1761,[1] for Okehampton from 1761 to 1768,[3] and for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1768 to 1774.[4]

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Jacob Downing, Bt
Soame Jenyns
Member of Parliament for Dunwich
1758 – 1761
With: Sir Jacob Downing, Bt
Succeeded by
Eliab Harvey
Henry Fox
Preceded by
George Brydges Rodney
Robert Vyner
Member of Parliament for Okehampton
17611768
With: Wenman Coke
Succeeded by
Thomas Pitt
Thomas Brand
Preceded by
Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt
Thomas Gilbert
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
17681774
With: John Wrottesley 1768
Sir George Hay from 1768
Succeeded by
Sir George Hay
Viscount Chewton


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