Colonel Sir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet(1845-1920) was chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, and was created a baronet

Baronet

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 in 1897.

Son of Allan Gilmour of Renfew and Agnes Strang.

He commissioned in to The Fife Light Horse in 1874 as a Lieutenant

Lieutenant

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 taking command of the Regiment

Regiment

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 from 1895 to 1901.

He was also Master

Fox hunting

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 of The Fife

Fife

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 Foxhounds

Foxhound

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He married Henrietta Gilmour, his first cousin, in 1873. They had five children, three sons John (born 1876), Harry (born 1878), Douglas (born 1889) and two daughters Maud (born 1882) and Henrietta (born 1884).