1438 Sir John Tuke

Constituency : Edinburgh  and  St  Andrews  Universities 1900-10 ( Liberal  Unionist )

Sir  John  made  a  pseudo -gain  for  the  Liberal  Unionists,   in  the  university  seat  by  replacing  a  Tory.

John  was  born  in  Beverley. He  was  educated  at  Edinburgh  Academy  and  Edinburgh  University. He  graduated  in  1856  and joined  the  Royal  College  of  Surgeons. He  spent  seven  years  in  New  Zealand  as  an  army  surgeon  during  the  Maori  War. He  returned  to  Edinburgh  becoming  assistant  physician at  Royal  Edinburgh  Asylum. He  published  articles  on  insanity. He  moved  to  a  new  asylum  at  Fife  and  Kinross  as  superintendent. His  reputation  increased  with  publications  setting  out  his  views  on  humane  patient  treatment. He  moved  into  private  practice  as  well  as  teaching  at  the  Royal  College  of  Physicians.In  1895  he  became  their  president. He  was  knighted  in  1898.

Sir  John's  parliamentary  contributions  were  largely  on  medical  matters.

John  held  his  seat  in  1906, having  only  an  Independent  as  his  opponent.

John  stood  down  in   January  1910.

He  died  in  1913  aged  78.