Peter Stewart Macliver
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Peter Stewart Macliver (1822 – 19 April 1891) was a Scottish journalist and Liberal MP who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Life
Macliver was the son of David Macliver of Kilchoman, Islay. He was educated at Glasgow High School, and the University of Glasgow. Macliver then became a journalist, and co-founded the Western Daily Press in Bristol, in 1858. He was also a J.P. for Somerset.
At the 1880 general election, Macliver was elected as a member of parliament for Plymouth. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1885 election.
Macliver died at the age of 68.
Macliver married Anne Miller in 1842. He was a cousin of Field Marshal Baron Clyde.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| PrecededbySampson Lloyd Sir Edward Bates, Bt | Member of Parliament for Plymouth 1880 – 1885 With: Sir Edward Bates, Bt to July 1880 Edward Clarke from July 1880 | SucceededbySir Edward Bates, Bt Edward Clarke |
| Trade union offices | ||
| PrecededbyJohn David Jenkins | President of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants 1877–1892 | SucceededbyWalter Hudson |