Sir Robert Houston, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Paterson Houston, 1st Baronet (31 May 1853 – 14 April 1926) was a British Conservative Party politician and shipowner.
He was born to a maritime engineer from Renfrewshire, and, after an apprenticeship in Liverpool, Houston also became an engineer. In 1877 he bought a share in a packet steamer with his inheritance, using the profits to start up his own management company in 1880, R.P. Houston & Company.[1] In 1892 he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool West Toxteth, resigning on 26 April 1924 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[2] He was created a Baronet, of West Toxteth in the City of Liverpool, in 1922.[3]
Married to Lucy, Lady Houston, he died on his steam yacht Liberty on 14 April 1926.
References
- ^ "Houston Line". Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "No. 32668". The London Gazette. 11 April 1922. p. 2916.
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