Peter Stewart Macliver

Peter Stewart Macliver
Macliver in 1880
Member of Parliament for Plymouth
In office
1880–1885
Personal details
Born1822 (1822)
Died19 April 1891(1891-04-19) (aged 68–69)
PartyLiberal

Peter Stewart Macliver (1822 – 19 April 1891) was a Scottish journalist and Liberal MP who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.

Life

Macliver was the son of David Macliver of Kilchoman, Islay. He was educated at Glasgow High School, and the University of Glasgow. Macliver then became a journalist, and co-founded the Western Daily Press in Bristol, in 1858. He was also a J.P. for Somerset.[1]

At the 1880 general election, Macliver was elected as a member of parliament for Plymouth.[2] He held the seat until his defeat at the 1885 election.[3][4]

Macliver died at the age of 68.

Macliver married Anne Miller in 1842. He was a cousin of Field Marshal Baron Clyde.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 241. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 169. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
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