1347 John Colville

Constituency : North  East  Lanarkshire  1895-1901

John  took  over  from  Donald  Crawford  at  North  East  Lanarkshire.

John  was  educated  at  Hamilton  and  Gartsherrie  Academies. He  was  head  of  the  family  firm  of  iron  and  steel  manufacturers. He  was  Provost  of  Motherwell  from  1888  until  his  election. He  was  President  of  Lanarkshire  Christian  Union.

He  died  in  1901 after  a  short  illness,  aged  49. His  son  became  a  Conservative  MP.