Sir Robert Laidlaw KT (15 January 1856 – 3 November 1915) was a philanthropist, entrepreneur and British Liberal Party politician.
Biography
He was born on 13 January 1856, at Bonchester Bridge, Roxburghshire, the son of William Laidlaw and Agnes Purdom. He was educated at Kirkton and Denholm Parish Schools.
He married Mary Eliza, d/o Captain W. Blow Collins and widow of W. L. Francis, of the India Office in 1879, and had surviving issue, three daughters - Ethel, Mildred, and Dorothy. A son, William, died in infancy.
He died on 3 November 1917, aged 61, at his residence 13 St. Paul's Churchyard, London E.C. and lies buried at St. Luke's Cemetery, Bromley London, Borough of Bromley Greater London, England.
