845 Sir George McPherson-Grant

Constituency : Elginshire  and  Nairnshire  1879-86  

Sir  George  took  over  after  Alexander  Duff  became  Earl  of  Fife.

George  was  a  baronet's  son  educated  at  Harrow  and  Oxford. He  inherited  his  father's  title  at  the  age  of  11  in  1850.  He  became  famous  as  a  successful  cattle  breeder  winning  prizes  at  all  major  shows  including  the  Paris  Exhibition  of  1876   and  starting  the  breed  of  Aberdeen  Angus. In  1869  he  leased  the  site  for  the  Cragganmore  whiskey  distillery.

George  posed  a  single  parliamentary  question  on  a  local  matter. In  1883  he  gave  evidence  to  the  Napier  Commission  in  Inverness-shire.

George  fought  the  1886  election  as  a  Liberal  Unionist  but  was  defeated  by  Charles  Anderson.

He  died  in  1907  aged  68.