Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Louis Hamilton Buchanan,
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(1866 – 15 February 1925) was a
British Army officer and politician. He was Coalition
Unionist Party MP for
Coatbridge from 1918 to 1922.
He was appointed a Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion of the
Devonshire Regiment with effect from 16 February 1884, and transferred to the
Gordon Highlanders on 28 April 1886. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 3rd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders from 2 June 1906.
Buchanan saw service during both the
Second Boer War and the
First World War. He was appointed an
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
in 1919 "for valuable service rendered in connection with military operations in France".
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1866 births
1925 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs
UK MPs 1918–1922
Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire
Devonshire Regiment officers
Gordon Highlanders officers
British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
British Army personnel of World War I
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Scottish justices of the peace
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