Urquhart
DAVID, a Scotch economist; born in Braelangwell, Scotland, in 1805; was educated at Oxford University after which he entered the diplomatic service; was secretary of the British embassy at Constantinople in 1835-1836.
He was a representative for Stafford in Parliament in 1847-1852. During most of his public career he antagonized the Eastern policy of Lord Palmerston, which he held was subservient to the ambitious wishes of Russia. His publications include "England, France, Russia, and Turkey" (1835); "The Spirit of the East, a Journal of Travels Through Roumeli" (2 vols. 1838); "The Progress of Russia in the West, North, and South" (1853); "Letters and Essays on Russian Aggressions" (1853); etc. He died in Naples, May 16, 1877.