Stewart Clark (politician)

Stewart Clark
JP DL
Member of Parliament
for Paisley
In office
15 February 1884 – 24 November 1885
Preceded by Humphrey Crum-Ewing
Succeeded by William Boyle Barbour
Majority 1243
Personal details
Born Stewart Clark
2 January 1830
Died 21 November 1907
Citizenship United Kingdom
Nationality Scottish
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Annie Smiley
Children 4

Stewart Clark JP, DL (2 January 1830 - 21 November 1907) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.

Stewart Clark was a thread manufacturing entrepreneur. In the 18th century James and Patrick Clark started a thread business which expanded to the United States in the 19th Century. Following a merger in 1952 the firm became J&P Coats.[1]

Clark was a Justice of the Peace in Linlithgow and was the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire. Clark was the Member of Parliament for Paisley from 1884 to 1885.[2] [3]

Stewart Clark lived in Dundas Castle which he bought in 1899 and had four children including Sir John Stewart-Clark, 1st Baronet of Dundas. The title was taken after Dundas Castle and Clark's son, John, took the double-barrelled surname 'Stewart-Clark' in honour of his father.

References

  1. ↑ "Saturday interview: Sir Jack Stewart-Clark". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  3. ↑ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.


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