Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss

British politician

Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss (7 February 1804 – 18 December 1873) was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumbartonshire from 1837 to 1841.^[1] He drowned in 1873 when he and others rowed out to bring back a deer for a Christmas feast. He and all aboard the boat were lost off Inch Lonaig during a sudden storm. In his memory his son, also James, had the church rebuilt.^[2]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
^ History of the Colquhouns, Clan Colquhoun, retrieved 20 April 2015

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander Dennistoun	Member of Parliament for Dumbartonshire 1837 – 1841	Succeeded by Alexander Smollett
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by James Colquhoun	Baronet (of Luss) 1836 – 1873	Succeeded by James Colquhoun
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Montrose	Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire 1836 – 1873	Succeeded by Humphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing

Authority control databases
International	FAST ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	United States

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