William Holms
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William Holms was a Scottish businessman and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1884.
Holms was the son of James Holms of Sancel Bank, Paisley and his wife Janet Love, daughter of James Love of Paisley. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and Glasgow University and was partner in a textile company with factories in Glasgow and London. He was a J.P.
for Lanarkshire and Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Lanarkshire Artillery.
At the 1874 general election
Holms was elected Member of Parliament
for Paisley
. He held the seat until 1884 when he resigned.
Holms married Mary Lindsay McArthur Buchanan daughter of John Buchanan of Glasgow in 1857. His brother John Holms
was MP for Hackney
.
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1884.
Holms was the son of James Holms of Sancel Bank, Paisley and his wife Janet Love, daughter of James Love of Paisley. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and Glasgow University and was partner in a textile company with factories in Glasgow and London. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Lanarkshire and Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Lanarkshire Artillery.
At the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
Holms was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Paisley
Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)
Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South...
. He held the seat until 1884 when he resigned.
Holms married Mary Lindsay McArthur Buchanan daughter of John Buchanan of Glasgow in 1857. His brother John Holms
John Holms
John Holms JP, DL , was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.-Background:Holms was the son of James Holms of Sancel Bank, Paisley, and his wife Janet Love, daughter of James Love, of Paisley. His brother William Holms was MP for Paisley.-Career:Holms was a partner in W. Holms Bros,...
was MP for Hackney
Hackney (UK Parliament constituency)
Hackney was a two seat constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom created under the Representation of the People Act, 1867 from the division of the county constituency of Middlesex and reformed under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 as Hackney North, Hackney...
.