Robert Laidlaw

Mr Robert Laidlaw

Rush ID: 4625

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Details

Born:
15 January 1856
Died:
3 November 1915
Birth place:
Bonchester, Roxburghshire, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Export merchant
Election occupation:
Company director
Parentage:
William Laidlaw, farmer of Bonchester, Roxburghshire, and Agnes Purdom
Notes:
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1909
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Elementary

References

Rush ID:
4625
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q16059037
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. LAIDLAW, Robert (1856-1915)

Constituencies

  1. Renfrewshire Eastern

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1910ยน
    Date of exit: 15 January 1910
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Schools

  1. Unknown (Miscellaneous)

Marriages

  1. Francis, Mary Eliza

    Year: 1879

Parties

  1. Liberal Party member

Clubs

  1. Reform Club

  2. National Liberal Club

  3. Cobden Club

  4. City Liberal Club