Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet

British politician

Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet (26 June 1844 – 28 July 1918) was a businessman and Liberal Unionist politician in Scotland. He was Chairman of the Wilsons and Clyde Coal Company, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk Burghs from 1895 to 1906.

He was made a baronet on 27 July 1906, of Airdrie in New Monkland in the County of Lanark.

References

  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Wilson
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Harry Smith
Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs
18951906
Succeeded by
John Macdonald
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Airdrie)
1906–1918
Succeeded by
James Robertson Wilson


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