Andrew Mitchell Torrance
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Andrew Mitchell Torrance (1845 – 4 February 1909)[1][2] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
He was born in Old Cumnock, East Ayrshire in 1845. He was educated at Cumnock parish school. In 1861 he was apprenticed to Peter Kelso & Co., muslin manufacturers of Glasgow. In 1863, moving to London, he worked for Smith, Anderson & Co. In 1875, he became a partner and the firm changed its name to Miller, Son, & Torrance.[3] He was given a knighthood in 1906.[1]
Municipal career
He was elected to the London County Council as a Liberal backed Progressive Party member representing Islington East. He was re-elected on every occasion until standing down in 1907. He was Deputy Chairman of the London County Council in 1897-98 and again in 1900-01[4] and served as Chairman in 1901–02. He was also involved in Islington Borough municipal politics, being elected to the council and serving as mayor of Islington[3] from 1903 to 1905. In June 1903, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the County of London.[5]
