Robert Stewart Menzies
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Robert Stewart Menzies was a Scottish Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1889.
Menzies was the son of Graham Menzies (d.1880), an Edinburgh
distiller of Hallyburton, Cupar Angus, and his wife Beatrice (d.1899), daughter of William Dudgeon, merchant of Leith
, Edinburgh. He was educated at Harrow School
, and at Christ Church, Oxford
and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1882. He was a J.P.
for Perthshire and Forfar.
In 1885, Menzies was elected Member of Parliament
for East Perthshire
. He held the seat until his death at the age of 33 in 1889. He was the uncle of Major-General Sir Stewart Menzies
.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1889.
Menzies was the son of Graham Menzies (d.1880), an Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
distiller of Hallyburton, Cupar Angus, and his wife Beatrice (d.1899), daughter of William Dudgeon, merchant of Leith
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
, Edinburgh. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, and at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
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and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1882. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Perthshire and Forfar.
In 1885, Menzies was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for East Perthshire
East Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Perthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918...
. He held the seat until his death at the age of 33 in 1889. He was the uncle of Major-General Sir Stewart Menzies
Stewart Menzies
Major General Sir Stewart Graham Menzies, KCB, KCMG, DSO, MC was Chief of MI6 , British Secret Intelligence Service, during and after World War II.-Early life, family:...
.