999 Stewart Clark

Constituency : Paisley  1884-5

Stewart  took  over  at  Paisley  after  the  resignation  of  William  Holms.

Stewart  was  a  thread  manufacturer. He  and  his  brothers  built  up  a  small  family  firm  into  an  international  concern. He  was  a  noted  philanthropist.

In  September  1885  Stewart  announced  he  wouldn't  be  standing  again  due  to  his  business  commitments.

Stewart  bought  Dundas  Castle  for  his  retirement  home  in  1899.

He  died  in  1907.