Lauchlan Bellingham Mackinnon


Lauchlan Bellingham Mackinnon was the Member of Parliament for Rye, Sussex, England from 1865 to 1868.
He was the second son of William Alexander Mackinnon. He served with some distinction as a captain in the Royal Navy and wrote three books about his experiences:
Atlantic and transatlantic: sketches afloat and ashore, Steam Warfare in the Parana and Some Account of the Falkland Islands. From a Six Months' Residence in 1838 and 1839. When his father retired from parliament in 1865 he stood for the seat in Rye as a Liberal but only served one term and never spoke in Parliament.