The grave of John Masson Gulland, Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh

John William Gulland (1864 – 26 January 1920) was a British

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politician.

Life

Gulland entered Parliament as

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for Dumfries Burghs at the 1906 general election. He was a junior

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from 1909 until 1915, when he was promoted to

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(Chief Whip) upon the unexpected death of

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. However, the Coalition Government that formed in May resulted in his sharing the post with the

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Lord Edmund Talbot until

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's Liberals left the government in 1916. He was made a

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in 1917. When his constituency was abolished in 1918, he contested

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, but was defeated by William Murray. He lived at 8 Claremont Crescent in north-east

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.Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1898-99 He died in 1920. He is buried with his family in the south-east corner of

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, facing the south path. His nephew

John Masson Gulland John Masson Gulland (14 October 1898 – 26 October 1947) was a Scottish chemist and biochemist. His main work was on nucleic acids, morphine and aporphine alkaloids. His work at University College Nottingham on electrometric titration was im ...

, killed in the

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, lies with him, as does his wife, Edith Mary Allen.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulland, John William 1864 births 1920 deaths Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918