Peter McLagan

Peter McLagan (1823 – 31 August 1900)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1893.

At the 1865 general election he was elected unopposed [2] as the Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire,[3] and was re-elected at the next six general elections.[2][4] He resigned his seat on 2 June 1893 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 595. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22992. p. 3576. 18 July 1865. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 552. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  5. ↑ Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 August 2010.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Walter Ferrier Hamilton		 Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire
1865 – 1893 		Succeeded by
Thomas Hope