Walter Thorburn
Scottish politician (1842–1908)
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Sir Walter Thorburn (1842–1908) was a Scottish industrialist and Liberal Unionist Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Peebles and Selkirk in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1886 to 1906.[1][2]
Sir Walter Thorburn | |
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Sir Walter Thorburn, 1907 portrait | |
| Member of Parliament for Peebles and Selkirk | |
| In office 1 July 1886 – 12 January 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Tennant |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1842 |
| Died | 10 November 1908 (aged 65–66) |
| Party | Liberal Unionist Party |
Life
He was the third son of Walter Thorburn, a banker of Springwood, Peebles, and his wife Jane Grieve, born 22 November 1842. He became a director of Walter Thorburn Bros, Ltd., manufacturers of woollens, and a landowner.[1][3] He was knighted in the 1900 New Years Honours List and awarded the insignia of a Knight Bachelor at an Investiture on 9 February 1900 at Osborne House by Queen Victoria.[4]
Thorburn died on 10 November 1908.[1]
Family
Thorburn married in 1871 Elizabeth Jackson Scott, daughter of David Scott of Meadowfield, Duddingston. They had a family of four sons and six daughters.[1]
