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

Jardine was born at Edinburgh the son of David Jardine of Muir House, Lockerbie, Dumfries and his wife Rachel Johnstone. He was head of Jardine, Matheson and Co, merchants in China in 1865.[1]

At the general election in July 1865, Jardine was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashburton in Devon[2] where his uncle William Jardine had been an earlier MP. The Ashburton constituency was abolished at the 1868 general election and he was elected instead at Dumfries Burghs.[3] In 1874 he changed seat again and stood unsuccessfully for Dumfriesshire. However he was elected at the next election in March 1880[4] and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election.[5] Jardine was created 1st Baronet Jardine, of Castlemilk, Dumfries on 20 July 1885. He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire.He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[6]

Jardine lived at Castle Milk, Lockerbie. He died aged 79 Jardine as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Jardine married Margaret Seton Hamilton, daughter of John Buchanan Ward) in Vanity Fair, August 1890 Hamilton, and sister and heiress of John Hamilton-Buchanan, Chief of Clan Buchanan. in April 1867

See also

Family tree of William Jardine (1784-1843)

References

1. ^ the Peerage.com (http://www.thepeerage.com/p18757.htm) 2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 30. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 3. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 537 4. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 581 5. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 535. ISBN 0-900178-27-2. 6. ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886 (http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Jardine

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ashburton Constituency abolished John Harvey Astell 1865 – 1868 see South Devon & East Devon Member of Parliament for Dumfries Preceded by Succeeded by Burghs William Ewart Ernest Noel 1868 – 1874 Succeeded by Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire William Jardine Herries John Hope-Johnstone 1880 – 1892 Maxwell

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