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John Goundry Holburn

John Goundry Holburn

Scottish politician and member of parliament

John Goundry Holburn (12 February 1843 – 23 January 1899) was a Scottish politician and a member of parliament for North West Lanarkshire from 1895 to 1899.[1][2]

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Holburn was born 12 April 1843 the son of Thomas Holburn of Durham, he was self-educated and became a tinplate-worker.[1] Between 1871 and 1875 he was President of the Edinburgh and Leith Trades Council and from 1890 to 1895 a member of Leith Town Council.[1] In the 1895 general election Holburn was elected to represent North West Lanarkshire with a majority of only 97.[1] He died in office on 25 January 1899.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    "Obituary". Obituaries. The Times. No. 35735. London. 25 January 1899. col F, p. 9.
  2. [2]
    "The House of Commons Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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