David Urquhart
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| Born | David Urquhart 1 July 1805 Braelangwell, Cromarty, Scotland |
| Died | May 16, 1877 (aged 71) Clarens, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Clarens, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Harriet Angelina Fortescue (from 1854) |
| Children | David Urquhart of Braelangwell
Margaret Ann Urquhart William Urquhart Francis Fortescue Urquhart |
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David Urquhart (1 July 1805 – 16 May 1877) was a British diplomat, writer and politician, serving as a Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1847 to 1852. He also was an early promoter in the United Kingdom of the hammam (known to westerners as the "Turkish bath") which he came across in Morocco and Turkey .