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Robert Jardine (politician)

Scottish businessman and Liberal politician (1825 – 1905)

Robert Jardine (politician)
Summary

Scottish businessman and Liberal politician (1825 – 1905)

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Sir Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet (24 May 1825 – 17 February 1905) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.

Life

Jardine was born at Edinburgh the son of David Jardine of Muir House, Lockerbie, Dumfries and his wife Rachel Johnstone. In 1865 he became head of Jardine, Matheson and Co., one of the largest Far East trading houses based in Hong Kong.

At the general election in July 1865, Jardine was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashburton in Devon{{cite book |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |orig-year=1977 |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |orig-year=1974

Jardine lived at Castle Milk, Lockerbie. He died aged 79.

Jardine married Margaret Seton Hamilton, daughter of John Buchanan Hamilton, and sister and heiress of John Hamilton-Buchanan, Chief of Clan Buchanan. in April 1867. His wife died a year later.

References

References

  1. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p18757.htm the Peerage.com]
  2. Craig, op. cit., page 537
  3. Craig, op. cit., page 581
  4. (30 June 1885). "Additional Honours and Appointments". [[British Newspaper Archive]].
  5. {{London Gazette. (14 July 1885)
  6. [https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886]
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