Sir David Scott, 2nd Baronet (25 July 1782 – 18 June 1851) was a British politician and knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. He was elected at a by-election in January 1806 as the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)

Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

 and held the seat until the general election in November 1806

United Kingdom general election, 1806

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, when he did not stand again.

He was one of the Scott Baronets

Scott Baronets

There have been twelve Baronetcies created for people with the surname Scott, one in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and nine in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....

 of Dunninald. He succeeded Sir James Sibbald Scott, 1st Baronet in 1819 and was succeeded by Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet.