Sir Philip Anstruther, 2nd Baronet

Sir Philip Anstruther, 2nd Baronet of Balcaskie, Fife (1688 – 27 May 1763) was a Scottish advocate and landowner.

He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Anstruther, 1st Baronet, a member of the parliaments of both Scotland and Great Britain.

He studied law, was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1711 and was appointed a principal Clerk to the Bills.

He married Catherine, the daughter of Lord Alexander Hay of Spott, Haddingtonshire, with whom he had 7 sons.

He died 27 May 1763 and is memorialized in Abercrombie Old Chapelyard, Fife, Scotland with many other family members[1] He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Robert Anstruther, 3rd Baronet.