Robert Tweedie Middleton (5 December 1831 – 9 December 1891) was a Scottish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1885. Middleton was the son of James Middleton of Glasgow and his wife Mary Tweedie, daughter of Robert Tweedie. He was a merchant in

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and a J.P. for

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and

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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
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in 1879 but withdrew to prevent a party division. At the 1880 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow. He held the seat until 1885. Middleton died at the age of 60 and is buried in

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. Middleton married Rachel Milne Watson, daughter of Sir James Watson of Glasgow. Necropolis - City of the Dead - Glasgow 25

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* 1831 births 1891 deaths 19th-century Scottish merchants Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub