David Scott (27 February 1746 – 4 October 1805)[1] of Dunninald Castle, Angus, was a Scottish merchant and director of the East India Company, and a Member of Parliament (MP).
Although the expedition was a commercial failure it explored and made discoveries in the Pacific Northwest, whose geography was only poorly understood at the time.
[6] He was re-elected at the general election later in 1796, and held the seat until his death[7] in Cheltenham on 4 October 1805, aged 59, after a long and severe illness.
However, by the time the younger Scott left his father's deathbed, Sir David Wedderburn had already secured so much support that even the backing of Lord Melville was unable to prevent defeat.
[9] Young David went on to become a director of the East India Company in 1814, and in 1819 he inherited a baronetcy from his uncle James Sibbald Scott.