John Wilson (Govan MP)

For other people named John Wilson, see John Wilson (disambiguation).

John Wilson (1828 – 29 December 1905) was a British businessman Liberal Party politician in Scotland. He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Glasgow Govan at a by-election in 1889, and held the seat until the 1900 general election.

Sketch of John Wilson from The Dundee Evening Telegraph

He was the head of the firm of John Wilson and Son, merchants. A leader of the Scottish temperance movement, he was the chairman of the Scottish Temperance Life Assurance Company and was a parliamentary leader of the movement.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wilson