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Patrick Heron (died 1761)
Patrick Heron
was a
Scottish politician
.
Career
He was the
Member of Parliament
for
Kirkcudbright Stewartry
from
1727
to
1741
.
Patrick
Heron
was the
heritor
of the
estate
of
Kirroughtree
. As a
landowner
during the
1724
uprising
of the
Galloway
Levellers
he was
instrumental
in
defusing
a
tense
confrontation
between Levellers and
landowners
.