Maclure Baronets
Encyclopedia
The Maclure Baronetcy, of The Home in Whalley Range near Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 March 1898 for John William Maclure
. He was Secretary of the Famine Relief Fund from 1862 to 1865 and sat as Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Stretford
between 1886 and 1901.
Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet
Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Conservative politician.-Biography:Maclure was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, but left university without taking a degree due to ill health...
. He was Secretary of the Famine Relief Fund from 1862 to 1865 and sat as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stretford
Stretford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
between 1886 and 1901.
Maclure Baronets, of The Home (1898)
- Sir John William Maclure, 1st BaronetSir John William Maclure, 1st BaronetSir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Conservative politician.-Biography:Maclure was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, but left university without taking a degree due to ill health...
(1835-1901) - Sir John Edward Stanley Maclure, 2nd Baronet (1869-1938)
- Sir John William Spencer Maclure, 3rd Baronet (1899-1980)
- Sir John Robert Spencer Maclure, 4th Baronet (b. 1934)