John Wilson (1828 – 29 December 1905) was a British businessman

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. 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. 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.

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* 1828 births 1905 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Scottish Liberal Party MPs Scottish temperance activists 19th-century Scottish merchants 20th-century Scottish businesspeople {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub