John McCulloch (1842–1912) was a Scottish land valuer and a
Liberal politician.
McCulloch was the son of John McCulloch, of Killiamore,
Wigtownshire and his wife Margaret Mitchell of
Carsphairn
Carsphairn ( gd, An Còrsa Feàrna) is a village in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located about halfway between Dalmellington and St John's Town of Dalry, on the A713 road. Carsphairn annua ...
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Kirkcudbright. He was educated at a parochial school and became a land valuer. He was an inspector for Dundee mortgage and land companies in America and then director of Peter Lawson & Son (Limited). He was a medallist of the Highland Society and a vice-president of Scottish Chamber of Agriculture.
At the
1885 general election, McCulloch was elected as the
member of parliament (MP) for
Glasgow St. Rollox,
but he did not stand for the seat in
1886
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885.
* January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ...
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1842 births
1912 deaths
Scottish Liberal Party MPs
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies
UK MPs 1885–1886
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