Robinson Souttar
Robinson Souttar (23 October 1848 – 4 April 1912) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Robinson Souttar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire | |
| In office 1895–1900 | |
| Preceded by | William Jardine Herries Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | William Jardine Herries Maxwell |
| Majority | 13 |
He first stood for Parliament at the 1892 general election, when he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Conservative-held Oxford seat.
He was elected at the 1895 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire, defeating the sitting Liberal Unionist MP William Maxwell by a majority of only 13 votes. Maxwell regained the seat in 1900, and Souttar did not stand again.
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