Alexander Laing Brown
Alexander Laing Brown (1851–1936)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1886 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hawick District of Burghs,[2] defeating the sitting Liberal Unionist MP Sir George Otto Trevelyan.[3] At the 1892 general election, Brown did not stand for re-election to the House of Commons.[3]
His grandson Major William Brown served with the Gilgit Scouts during the final years of the British Raj.
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- ^ "No. 25609". The London Gazette. 20 July 1886. p. 3504.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Laing Brown
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- 1851 births
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