Monday, 10 March 2014
444 John Erskine
Constituency : Stirlingshire 1865-74
Stirlingshire was another Liberal gain in Scotland.
John was a member of the Clan Erskine. He was educated at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth and entered the navy. He saw service in the Baltic during the Crimean War and rose to the rank of Admiral.
John had done a lot of service in the Pacific and in Parliament led a lobby which resulted in the Pacific Islanders Protection Act of 1872. He was also a member of the Aborigines Protection Society. He was defeated in 1874.
He died in 1887 aged 80.
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