Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet (26 Jun 1844 – 28 Jul 1918) was a businessman and Unionist politician in Scotland
. He was Chairman of the Wilsons and Clyde Coal Company, and was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Falkirk Burghs
from 1895 to 1906.
He was made a baronet on 27 July 1906, of Airdrie
in New Monkland in the County of Lanark.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He was Chairman of the Wilsons and Clyde Coal Company, and was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Falkirk Burghs
Falkirk Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Falkirk Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency comprised the burghs of Falkirk, Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgow, lying in Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire and Linlithgowshire.In 1918,...
from 1895 to 1906.
He was made a baronet on 27 July 1906, of Airdrie
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands. As of 2006,...
in New Monkland in the County of Lanark.