Robert Tweedie Middleton

Robert Tweedie Middleton (5 December 1831 – 1891) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.

Middleton in 1880

Middleton was the son of James Middleton of Glasgow and his wife Mary Tweedie, daughter of Robert Tweedie. He was a merchant in Glasgow and a J.P. for Lanarkshire and Dumbarton.[1]

Middleton put himself forward as a parliamentary candidate at Glasgow in 1879 but withdrew to prevent a party division. At the 1880 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow. He held the seat until 1885.[2]

Middleton died at the age of 60 and is buried in Glasgow Necropolis.

Middleton married Rachel Milne Watson, daughter of Sir James Watson of Glasgow.

Memorial to Robert Tweedie Middleton, Glasgow Necropolis

References
  1. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Cameron
Charles Tennant
George Anderson		 Member of Parliament for Glasgow
1880 – 1885
With: Charles Cameron 1874–85
George Anderson to Mar 1885
Thomas Russell Mar–Nov 1885		 Constituency divided


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