Robert Jardine (politician)
Vanity Fair
, August 1890Sir 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
At the
Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[8]
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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ the Peerage.com
- ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, op. cit., page 537
- ^ Craig, op. cit., page 581
- ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b "Additional Honours and Appointments". London Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 30 June 1885. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "No. 25490". The London Gazette. 14 July 1885. p. 3239.
- ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886