Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet
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Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet (22 April 1835-28 January 1901), was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Maclure was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, but left university without taking a degree due to ill health. He later became manager of the Guardian Insurance Company and and was also Secretary of the Cotton Famine Relief Fund during the Lancashire Cotton famine in the early 1860's. He played an important role for the revival of Conservatism in Manchester and served as President of the Conservative Association of South and East Lancashire. In the 1885 general election he unsuccessfully contested Stretford, but was successfully returned for the same constituency in the 1886 general election, and held the seat until his death. In 1898 he was created a Baronet, of The Home in Whalley Range near Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Maclure died in January 1901, aged 65.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Agnew |
Member of Parliament for Stretford 1886–1901 |
Succeeded by Charles Cripps |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baronet (of The Home) 1898–1901 |
Succeeded by John Edward Stanley Maclure |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Short biography
