Wednesday, 13 May 2015

854 Robert Middleton




Constituency : Glasgow  1880-85

Robert  replaced  Charles  Tennant  who  did  not  stand. Although  in  third  place  behind  the  other  Liberal  MPs  he  polled  more  than  the  two  Tory  candidates  combined.

Robert  was  a  Glasgow  merchant. He  put  himself  forward  as  a  candidate  for  the  1879  by-election  but  deferred to  Tennant.

He  died  in  1891  aged  60.

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