Stewart Clark (politician)

Stewart Clark JP DL
Member of Parliament for Paisley
In office 15 February 1884 – 24 November 1885
Preceded by	Humphrey Crum-Ewing
Succeeded by	William Boyle Barbour
Majority	1243
Personal details
Born	Stewart Clark 2 January 1830
Died	21 November 1907
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Annie Smiley
Children	4

Stewart Clark JP, DL (2 January 1830 – 21 November 1907) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.

Stewart Clark was a thread manufacturing entrepreneur. In the 18th century James and Patrick Clark started a thread business which expanded to the United States in the 19th century. In 1952 the firm merged with J&P Coats forming what has since been renamed the Coats Group.[1]

Clark was a Justice of the Peace in Linlithgow and was the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire. Clark was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1884 to 1885.[2][3]

Stewart Clark lived in Dundas Castle which he bought in 1899 and had four children including Sir John Stewart-Clark, 1st Baronet of Dundas. The title was taken after Dundas Castle and Clark's son, John, took the double-barrelled surname 'Stewart-Clark' in honour of his father.

References

1. "Saturday interview: Sir Jack Stewart-Clark". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
3. "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Holms	Member of Parliament for Paisley 1885–1885	Succeeded by William Barbour