Roger Sinclair Aytoun (18 February 1823 – 1904) was a Scottish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1862 to 1874.

Biography

Aytoun was born at Edinburgh, the son of John Aytoun of Inchdairnie, Fifeshire and his wife Margaret Anne Jeffery, daughter of J. Jeffery M.D. He was educated at

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graduating B.A. in 1845 and M.A. in 1848. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. of Fifeshire.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> In 1862 Aytoun was elected

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for Kirkcaldy Burghs. He held the seat until 1874. Aytoun died at the age of 81 on either New Year's Day (1 January) or 14 May 1904.

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* 1823 births 1904 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Fife constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Fife {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub