Sir Thomas Glen Glen-Coats, 1st Baronet VD (19 February 1846–12 July 1922)[1] was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Glen-Coats was a Director of the thread-making firm of J. & P. Coats. He was created a Baronet, of Ferguslie Park in the Parish of Abbey in the County of Renfrew, in 1894.[2] He stood for Renfrewshire West in 1900 but narrowly lost.[3] However, he narrowly won the seat in 1906,[4] but stood down in January 1910.[3] He was also Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire between 1908[5] and 1922. He held the Volunteer Decoration.[5]
The name Glen comes from his mother's family and his first cousin, Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur, likewise added Glen when he was raised to the peerage.
Thomas Glen-Coats married Elise Agnes, daughter of Alexander Walker, Esquire, merchant, of Montreal, in 1876. She was identified with Liberal associations and interests in the West of Scotland. Their eldest son was Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, 2nd Baronet, an Olympic sailor. In July, 1902, their daughter opened the new sanatorium for consumptives at Athronhill, Scotland. The family donated $10,000 to the London Cancer Research Fund. [6]
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Charles Renshaw |
Member of Parliament for West Renfrewshire 1906 – January 1910 |
Succeeded by James William Greig |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by Lord Blythswood |
Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire 1908 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Hugh Shaw-Stewart, Bt |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Ferguslie Park) 1894 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Thomas Glen-Coats |