▁daughter ▁of ▁Gabriel ▁Max wel . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 1 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁ ▁to b acco ▁merchant . ▁He ▁married ▁Anna ▁R ae , ▁daughter ▁of ▁George ▁R ae , ▁merchant ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁ ▁Buch an an ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Glasgow ▁as ▁an ▁opposition ▁Wh ig . ▁He ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Government ▁on ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁elections ▁committee ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 7 4 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Wal pole ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁he ▁received ▁correspond ence ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁town ▁council , ▁who ▁had ▁supported ▁his ▁election , ▁▁ ▁comm ending ▁his ▁conduct ▁in ▁Parliament ▁and ▁instruct ing ▁him ▁ ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁reform ▁ ▁the ▁constitution ▁by ▁making ▁parliament ▁more ▁active ▁and ▁ ▁reducing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁patron age . ▁In ▁Parliament ▁he ▁followed ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ar gy ll , ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Han over ians ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 7 4 2 . ▁ ▁Ar gy ll ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁where up on ▁he ▁went ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁side ▁and ▁voted ▁with ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁Han over ians ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁▁ ▁Buch an an ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁