Robinson Souttar
Robinson Souttar
Robinson Souttar (23 October 1848 – 4 April 1912)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
He first stood for Parliament at the 1892 general election, when he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Conservative-held Oxford seat.[2]
He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire, defeating the sitting Liberal Unionist MP William Maxwell by a majority of only 13 votes.[2] Maxwell regained the seat in 1900, and Souttar did not stand again.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 166, 535. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robinson Souttar
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| Preceded by William Maxwell |
Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire 1895 – 1900 |
Succeeded by William Maxwell |
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