Friday 6 January 2017

1436 Sir Andrew Agnew


Constituency : Edinburgh  South  1900-06  ( Liberal  Unionist )

Andrew  wrested  back  Edinburgh  South  for  the  Liberal  Unionists  from  the  1899  by-election  victor  Arthur  Dewar.

Andrew  was  the  son  of  the  similarly  named  baronet  and  former  MP  for  Wigtownshire. He  was  educated at  Harrow  and  Cambridge  and  succeeded  to  his  father's  title  in  1892. He  was  a  barrister.

Andrew  seconded  the  King's  Speech  in  1901.  In  1905  he  pressed  Balfour  for  legislation  on  musical  piracy.

Andrew  was  defeated  by  Dewar  in  1906.

Andrew  was  a  member  of  the  Royal  Company  of  Archers.

He  died  in  1928  aged  77.

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