politician
Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop.
church lawyer and politician (1798–1870)
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About Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop
Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop was a Scottish church advocate and Liberal Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenock from 1852 to 1868. He was a very influential figure in the Disruption of 1843 which led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland. For that denomination he drafted the Church-State papers: the Claim of Right and the Protest. He became known by the nickname the Member for Scotland.
Everything about Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1798
- Died
- 1870, September 1, 1870