Robert McLaren (17 December 1856 – 22 April 1940) was Unionist MP for

North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency) North (or Northern) Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to 1885 and from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post ...

from 1918 to 1922. He was a supporter of

David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was a Liberal Party politician from Wales, known for leading the United Kingdom during t ...

's coalition government. McLaren was educated at Rawyards Public School, Airdrie and Gartsherrie Science and Art School, Coatbridge. He was mining lecturer, colliery manager, and inspector of mines in Scotland. He was a president of the Mining Institute of Scotland and a vice-president of the Federated Institute of Mining Engineers. He was a member of the Lanarkshire Education Authority from 1924 until 1928. He was an honorary member of the Institution of Mining Engineers.

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* 1856 births 1940 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs British mining businesspeople {{Conservative-UK-MP-1850s-stub