Sir John Anstruther, fourth baronet and first baronet (1753-1811)
Educated at Glasgow under John Millar, he was a Whig MP for Anstruther Easter burghs
(1783-90, 1796-97, 1806-11) and Cockermouth (1790-96). He broke with Charles James Fox over
France and as solicitor-general to the prince of Wales was prosecutor in the Edinburgh
treason trials of 1794.
Educated at Glasgow under John Millar, he was a Whig MP for Anstruther Easter burghs
(1783-90, 1796-97, 1806-11) and Cockermouth (1790-96). He broke with Charles James Fox over
France and as solicitor-general to the prince of Wales was prosecutor in the Edinburgh
treason trials of 1794.