John Colville
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John Colville may refer to:
- John Colville (politician)John Colville (politician)John Colville , Scottish clergyman, judge, politician and author, was the son of Robert Colville of Cleish, in Kinross.Educated at the University of St Andrews, he became a Presbyterian minister, but occupied himself chiefly with political intrigue, sending secret information to the English...
(1540–1605), Commissioner to the Scots Parliament for Stirling, clergyman, judge, spy, outlaw and writer - John Colville (civil servant)John Colville (civil servant)Sir John Rupert "Jock" Colville, CB, CVO , was a British civil servant. He is best known for his diaries, which provide an intimate view of number 10 Downing Street during the wartime Prime Ministership of Winston Churchill....
(1915–1987), English civil servant and diarist - John Colville, 1st Baron ClydesmuirJohn Colville, 1st Baron ClydesmuirDavid John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir PC GCIE was a Scottish Unionist politician, and industrialist...
(1894–1954), Scottish Conservative politician, Governor of Bombay 1943-8 - John Colville (MP)John Colville (MP)John Colville JP was a Scottish Liberal politician.He was Provost of Motherwell from 1888 until 1895 and Liberal Member of Parliament for North-East Lanarkshire from 1895 until his death....
(1852–1901), father of Lord Clydesmuir, MP for North East Lanarkshire