Andrew Lusk

Sir Andrew Lusk, 1st Baronet (18 September 1810 – 21 June 1909) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1885.

Biography

Lusk was the son of John Lusk of Barr, Ayrshire and his wife Margaret Earl. He was

Sheriff of London and Middlesex.^[2]

In 1865 Lusk was elected Member of Parliament for Finsbury. He held the seat until 1885.^[3] He was Lord Mayor of London in 1873/74 and was created a baronet, of Colney Park, in 1874 to commemorate the visit of the Emperor of Russia to the city.^[2] He was Chairman of the Trustees of Morden College from 1885 to 1896.^[1]

Lusk married Eliza Potter, daughter of James Potter of Falkirk, in 1848.^[2] He died on 21 June 1909, aged 98, when the baronetcy became extinct.

References

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External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Andrew Lusk, Bt

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Cox	Member of Parliament for Finsbury 1865–1885 With: William McCullagh Torrens	Constituency abolished
Civic offices
Preceded by Sir Sydney Waterlow, Bt	Lord Mayor of London 1873 – 1874	Succeeded by David Henry Stone
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Colney Park) 1874–1809	Extinct

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[Debrett-2] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881

[3] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"

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