Stewart Clark (politician)
Stewart Clark JP, DL (2 January 1830 – 21 November 1907) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Stewart Clark | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Paisley | |
| In office 15 February 1884 – 24 November 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Humphrey Crum-Ewing |
| Succeeded by | William Boyle Barbour |
| Majority | 1243 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stewart Clark 2 January 1830 |
| Died | 21 November 1907 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Smiley |
| Children | 4 |
Stewart Clark was a thread manufacturing entrepreneur. In the 18th century James and Patrick Clark started a thread business which expanded to the United States in the 19th Century. In 1952 the firm merged with J&P Coats forming what has since been renamed the Coats Group.[1]
Clark was a Justice of the Peace in Linlithgow and was the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire. Clark was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1884 to 1885.[2] [3]
Stewart Clark lived in Dundas Castle which he bought in 1899 and had four children including Sir John Stewart-Clark, 1st Baronet of Dundas. The title was taken after Dundas Castle and Clark's son, John, took the double-barrelled surname 'Stewart-Clark' in honour of his father.
References
- "Saturday interview: Sir Jack Stewart-Clark". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Holms |
Member of Parliament for Paisley 1885–1885 |
Succeeded by William Barbour |