James Ewing (MP)
James Ewing FRSE LLD (11 January 1784 – 18 December 1853)[1] was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Wareham, 1830–1831, and Glasgow, 1832–1835. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Thomas Kinnear.[2]
He purchased Strathleven House, Dumbartonshire, in 1830.[3]
Ewing is frequently confused with James Ewing of Strathleven (1775-1853) a Glasgow contemporary of equally high standing and co-founder of the Glasgow Necropolis.[4]
References
- ↑ "House of Commons". Leigh Rayment. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ↑ BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- ↑ "Strathleven House Conservation Plan" (PDF). Scottish Historic Buildings Trust. April 1997.
- ↑ http://www.glasgownecropolis.org/profiles/james-ewing-of-strathleven/
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Ewing
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Baring Wall John Calcraft |
Member of Parliament for Wareham 1830 – 1831 With: John Calcraft |
Succeeded by Charles Wood Granby Hales Calcraft |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Glasgow 1832 – 1835 With: James Oswald |
Succeeded by Colin Dunlop James Oswald |
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