Ferdinand Begg

Ferdinand Faithfull Begg FRSE (middle name sometimes spelt Faithful; 27 December 1847, Edinburgh – 4 December 1926, Hove, Sussex) was a Scottish stockbroker and Unionist politician. He served as Chairman of the Edinburgh Stock Exchange (1885-7) and Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce (1912–15).

He was Senior Partner of Faithfull Begg & Co Stockbrokers in London (1887-1913).

He was Member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox from 17 July 1895, to 4 October 1900.[1]

Private Life

He was born in Edinburgh the son of Rev James Begg DD and Maria Faithful. He was privately educated.

In 1873 he married Jessie Maria Cargill (d.1925). They had several children, including Francis Cargill Begg, Maria Faithfull Palmer, Jessie Begg, Elizabeth Begg and James Begg.[2]

He died in Hove, Sussex.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs Accessed 21 March 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.geni.com/people/Ferdinand-Begg/6000000000377835632
  3. ↑ http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir James Carmichael, 3rd Baronet		 Member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox
1895–1900 		Succeeded by
John Wilson


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.