Robert Frederick William Robertson Nelson (29 February 1888 – 1 December 1932)
was
Unionist Party MP for
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
.
He was elected in 1918 as a supporter of
David Lloyd George's coalition government. He stood down in 1922 for health reasons.
A businessman, Nelson followed his father's steps and was chairman and managing director of Hurst, Nelson & Co. (Limited), The Glasgow Rolling Stock and Plant Works, Motherwell, and chairman of Wagon Repairs, Ltd, Birmingham.
He was educated at
Trinity College, Glenalmond.
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
1888 births
1932 deaths
UK MPs 1918–1922
Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs
20th-century Scottish businesspeople
People educated at Glenalmond College
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