Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing
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Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (September 1860–24 December 1903) was a Scottish Tory
politician.
The youngest son of Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing
and Elizabeth Lindsay Reid, he was educated at Harrow School
. After travel in the East, he was commissioned as a Captain in the 3rd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
. He was Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs
from 1895 until he died of heart failure.
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician.
The youngest son of Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing
Archibald Orr-Ewing
Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet was a Scottish Conservative Party politician.The Orr Ewing Baronetcy, of Ballikinrain in the County of Stirling and of Lennoxbank in the County of Dunbarton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 March 1886 for the Conservative politician...
and Elizabeth Lindsay Reid, he was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
. After travel in the East, he was commissioned as a Captain in the 3rd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
. He was Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs
Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayr Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...
from 1895 until he died of heart failure.