Wednesday, 12 March 2014
446 Peter McLagan
Constituency : Linlithgowshire 1865-93
Peter replaced Walter Hamilton at Linlithgowshire in an unopposed election.
Peter was a landowner who operated shale mines on his estate. He later moved on to mineral oil in partnership with other businessmen. He had participated in the Royal Commission on Scottish landlords in 1864.
Peter was an advanced Liberal but supported Disraeli's Reform Bill because of promises on Scottish redistribution. He was an enthusiastic advocate of temperance.
Peter abstained on the initial Home Rule Bill because of his churchmanship and refusal to be stampeded by the advocates of disestablishment but had to declare himself in favour of it in 1886 when a local Free Church Liberal threatened to contest his nomination.
Peter resigned his seat in 1893 to fight a fraud case , the Tories claiming it in the by-election. Ironically the charges were dismissed.
He died in 1900 aged 77.
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