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Sir Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet (24 May 1825 – 17 February 1905) was a Scottish businessman and
Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref> Jardine lived at Castle Milk, Lockerbie. He died aged 79. Jardine married Margaret Seton Hamilton, daughter of John Buchanan Hamilton, and sister and heiress of John Hamilton-Buchanan, Chief of Clan Buchanan. in April 1867. His wife died a year later.
Sir Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet (24 May 1825 – 17 February 1905) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal
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Life
Jardine was born at Edinburgh the son of David Jardine of Muir House, Lockerbie, Dumfries and his wife Rachel Johnstone. In 1865 he became head of Jardine, Matheson and Co., one of the largest Far Easttrading house
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At the general election in July 1865, Jardine was elected as Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Ashburton in Devon where his uncle William Jardine had been an earlier MP. The Ashburton constituency was abolished at the 1868 general election and he was elected instead at Dumfries Burghs. In 1874 he changed seat again and stood unsuccessfully for Dumfriesshire
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. However he was elected at the next election in March 1880 and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 general election. Jardine was created 1st Baronet Jardine, of Castlemilk, Dumfries in June 1885. He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society./ref> Jardine lived at Castle Milk, Lockerbie. He died aged 79. Jardine married Margaret Seton Hamilton, daughter of John Buchanan Hamilton, and sister and heiress of John Hamilton-Buchanan, Chief of Clan Buchanan. in April 1867. His wife died a year later.
See also
* Family tree of William Jardine (1784-1843)References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jardine, Robert 1825 births 1905 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Businesspeople from Edinburgh Deputy Lieutenants of Perthshire Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Liberal Unionist Party MPs for Scottish constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ashburton 19th-century Scottish businesspeople