Sir_James_Colquhoun,_4th_Baronet,_of_Luss

Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss

Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss

British politician

For other people named James Colquhoun, see James Colquhoun (disambiguation).

Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss (7 February 1804 – 18 December 1873) was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumbartonshire from 1837 to 1841.[1] He drowned in 1873 when he and others rowed out to bring back a deer for a Christmas feast. He and all aboard the boat were lost off Inch Lonaig during a sudden storm. In his memory his son, also James, had the church rebuilt.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. [2]
    History of the Colquhouns, Clan Colquhoun, retrieved 20 April 2015
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