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John Colville (1852–1901)

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{{For|other Scottish politicians of this name|John Colville (disambiguation)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}{{refimprove|date=May 2014}}John Colville JP (Glasgow 3 July 1852 – Motherwell 22 August 1901) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.

Colville was born in Glasgow in 1852, and educated at Hamilton and Gartsherrie Academies. He was head of the firm of David Colville & Sons at Motherwell, iron and steel manufacturers.^[1]

He was elected Provost of Motherwell in 1888, a position he held until 1895, and served as Commissioner of Supply, a Justice of the Peace and a county councillor of Lanarkshire. He was also President of Lanarkshire Christian Union.^[1] In 1895 Colville was elected a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for North-East Lanarkshire. He was re-elected with a larger majority in 1900 and served until his death the following year aged 49.

His son John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir was also a Member of Parliament, and Secretary of State for Scotland.

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1. ^¹{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Obituary - John Colville, MP |day_of_week=Friday |date=23 August 1901 |page_number=8 |issue=36541| }}

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