Colonel Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet was a British Army officer and politician who represented Stirling Burghs in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1734 to 1741. He served in the Jacobite rising of 1745, seeing action at the Battle of Prestonpans. Halkett became colonel of the 44th Regiment of Foot in 1751 and was sent with his regiment to North America in 1754 as part of the French and Indian War. He and his youngest son James served in the Braddock Expedition and were both killed in action at the Battle of the Monongahela on 9 July 1755.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain
- Born
- 1695
