John Goundry Holburn

John Goundry Holburn
Member of Parliament
for North West Lanarkshire
In office
24 July 1895 – 23 January 1899
Preceded byGraeme Whitelaw
Succeeded byCharles Mackinnon Douglas
Personal details
Born(1843-04-12)12 April 1843
Died23 January 1899(1899-01-23) (aged 55)
Leith
NationalityBritish
OccupationTinplate worker

John Goundry Holburn (12 February 1843 – 23 January 1899) was a Scottish politician and a member of parliament for North West Lanarkshire from 1895 to 1899.[1][2]

Holburn was born 12 April 1843 the son of Thomas Holburn of Durham, he was self-educated and became a tinplate-worker.[1] Between 1871 and 1875 he was President of the Edinburgh and Leith Trades Council and from 1890 to 1895 a member of Leith Town Council.[1] In the 1895 general election Holburn was elected to represent North West Lanarkshire with a majority of only 97.[1] He died in office on 25 January 1899.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary". Obituaries. The Times. No. 35735. London. 25 January 1899. col F, p. 9.
  2. ^ a b "The House of Commons Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.


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