Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss

For other people named James Colquhoun, see James Colquhoun (disambiguation).

Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss (7 February 1804 18 December 1873) was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumbartonshire from 1837 to 1841.[1] He drowned in 1873 when he and others rowed out to bring back a deer for a Christmas feast. He and all aboard the boat were lost off Inch Lonaig during a sudden storm. In his memory his son, also James, had the church rebuilt.[2]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Alexander Dennistoun
Member of Parliament for Dumbartonshire
1837 1841
Succeeded by
Alexander Smollett
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
James Colquhoun
Baronet
(of Luss)
1836 1873
Succeeded by
James Colquhoun
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Duke of Montrose
Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire
1836 1873
Succeeded by
Humphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing


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