Robert Stewart Menzies (1856 – 25 January 1889) was a Scottish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1885 to 1889. Menzies was the son of Graham Menzies (died 1880), an

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of Hallyburton, Cupar Angus, and his wife Beatrice (d.1899), daughter of William Dudgeon, merchant of

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, Edinburgh. He was educated at Harrow School, and at Christ Church, Oxford and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1882. He was a J.P. for Perthshire and Forfar.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref> In 1885, Menzies was elected

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for East Perthshire. He held the seat until his death at the age of 33 in 1889. He was the uncle of Major-General Sir

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* 1856 births 1889 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub