About Robert Nelson
Lived 1888 – 1932 (aged 43–44). Robert Nelson was a British politician.
Robert Frederick William Robertson Nelson (29 February 1888 – 1 December 1932) was Unionist Party MP for Motherwell.
He was elected in 1918 as a supporter of David Lloyd George's coalition government. He stood down in 1922 for health reasons.
A businessman, Nelson followed his father's steps and was chairman and managing director of Hurst, Nelson & Co. (Limited), The Glasgow Rolling Stock and Plant Works, Motherwell, and chairman of Wagon Repairs, Ltd, Birmingham.
He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond.
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Who was Robert Nelson?
British politician (1888-1932)
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Robert Nelson was born in 1888.
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Robert Nelson died in 1932.
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Robert Nelson was British.
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