Patrick Heron (– 22 October 1761) was a Scottish politician.
Patrick Heron | |
Birth Date: | 1672 |
Death Date: | 22 October 1761 |
Occupation: | Politician |
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) 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.[1]