Name Alexander Provand Died July 18, 1915 | Role Politician | |
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Andrew Dryburgh Provand (23 March 1838 – 18 July 1915) was a Scottish merchant stronly linked to Manchester and also a Liberal Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown from 1886 to 1900.
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Background
Provand was born the son of George Provand, a Glasgow merchant and his wife Ann Reid Dryburgh. He did not marry.
Career
He won the seat in 1886, but lost it in 1900 to Bonar Law. He unsuccessfully tried to win it back in 1906. In his time as an MP he was involved in debates over land taxation.
He died o 18 July 1915 and is buried in the graveyard at the Ramshorn Church (now known as Ramshorn Cemetery on Ingram Street in Glasgow. The grave lies on the eastern boundary wall.
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