Gavin Brown Clark
Gavin Clark
Dr Gavin Brown Clark (1846 – 5 July 1930) was the MP for Caithness from 1885 to 1900.
He was educated at the University of Glasgow, the University of Edinburgh and King's College London.[1]
He was first elected in 1885 against an official Liberal candidate. He joined the Crofters Party parliamentary group and gave general support to the Liberal Party. He was re-elected as the official Liberal candidate in 1886, 1892 and 1895. He was the Honorary Secretary of the Transvaal Independence Committee, for which he wrote the pamphlet The Transvaal and Bechuanaland.[2] For the 1900 General Election he was replaced as Liberal candidate and defeated.[3] He unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party in Glasgow Cathcart in the 1918 general election.
References
- ↑ ‘CLARK, Gavin Brown’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007
- ↑ The Transvaal and Bechuanaland, Gavin Brown Clark, in the World Digital Library
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gavin Brown Clark
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Sinclair, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Caithness 1885–1900 |
Succeeded by Leicester Harmsworth |
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