Constituency : West Perthshire 1900-06 ( Liberal Unionist )
John took over from Donald Currie for the Liberal Unionists in West Perthshire.
John was the son of a yeoman farmer. He operated as a merchant in South Africa and amassed great wealth there. He is described by historians John McKenzie and Nigel David as " a lecher and a swindler, attracting investments to useless mining propositions".
John was consulted by Chamberlain over reconstruction measures after the Boer War. He spoke in favour of the government's peace terms in 1901. He was also a champion of the use of Chinese coolie labour in the Transvaal.
John enjoyed hunting, fishing, shooting and golf.
John was defeated in 1906.
He died in 1941 aged 85.
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