Peter McLagan
Appearance
Peter McLagan (1823 – 31 August 1900)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1893.
At the 1865 general election he was elected unopposed [2] as the Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire,[3] and was re-elected at the next six general elections.[2][4] He resigned his seat on 2 June 1893 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[5]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 595. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "No. 22992". The London Gazette. 18 July 1865. p. 3576.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 552. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 August 2010.