James Galloway Weir
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James Galloway Weir was Liberal MP for Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)
from 1892 to his death. In December 1910 he was returned unopposed.
He had contested Falkirk Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
in 1885, when he got a derisory vote. He was a pupil at Dollar Academy
, and became a sewing machine
entrepreneur. He may also have served on London County Council
.
Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)
Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system....
from 1892 to his death. In December 1910 he was returned unopposed.
He had contested Falkirk Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Falkirk Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Falkirk Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency comprised the burghs of Falkirk, Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgow, lying in Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire and Linlithgowshire.In 1918,...
in 1885, when he got a derisory vote. He was a pupil at Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy was founded in 1818, which makes it the oldest co-educational day and boarding school in the world. The open campus occupies a site in the centre of the thriving town of Dollar in Central Scotland, less than 40 minutes drive from the two main Scottish cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh...
, and became a sewing machine
Sewing machine
A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric, cards and other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies...
entrepreneur. He may also have served on London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
.