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Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet

1818 – 1893

British politician

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Lived 1818 – 1893 (aged 75). Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet was a British and Scottish politician.

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet (4 January 1818 – 28 November 1893) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician.

The Orr Ewing Baronetcy, of Ballikinrain in the County of Stirling and of Lennoxbank in the County of Dunbarton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 March 1886 for the Conservative politician Archibald Orr-Ewing. He was the seventh son of William Ewing, a merchant of Glasgow, and Susan, daughter of John Orr, Provost of Paisley.

Archibald was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1868 to 1892

Sir Archibald was a deputy lieutenant (D.L.) of Dunbartonshire and for Stirlingshire. He was a justice of the peace (J.P.) for Inverness-shire and for Stirlingshire. He was the Ensign-General of the Royal Company of Archers and Dean of Faculties at the University of Glasgow. John Orr Ewing (1859-1916), father of the pathologist Jean Orr-Ewing

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Member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
Sir Archibald Orr Ewing of Ballikinrain, 1st Bt.

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Who was Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet?

British politician (1818-1893)

When was Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet was born on 4 January 1818.

When did Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet died on 28 November 1893.

What was Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet?

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet was British and Scottish.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7526041

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