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Alexander Laing Brown

Alexander Laing Brown

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Alexander Laing Brown (1851 – 1 October 1930) was a British Liberal Party politician.

He was elected at the 1886 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for Hawick District of Burghs,[1] defeating the sitting Liberal Unionist MP Sir George Otto Trevelyan.[2] Trevelyan opposed Home Rule, while Brown was a strong supporter of Gladstone's policy. Brown defeated Trevelyan by fewer than 50 votes.

At the 1892 general election, Brown did not stand for re-election to the House of Commons.[2]

His grandson Major William Brown served with the Gilgit Scouts during the final years of the British Raj.

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  1. [1]
    "No. 25609". The London Gazette. 20 July 1886. p. 3504.
  2. [2]
    Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
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