Robert Tweedie Middleton (5 December 1831 – 9 December 1891) was a Scottish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1885. Middleton was the son of James Middleton of Glasgow and his wife Mary Tweedie, daughter of Robert Tweedie. He was a merchant in

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and a J.P. for

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and

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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
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in 1879 but withdrew to prevent a party division. At the 1880 general election he was elected

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for Glasgow. He held the seat until 1885. Middleton died at the age of 60 and is buried in

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. Middleton married Rachel Milne Watson, daughter of Sir James Watson of Glasgow. Necropolis - City of the Dead - Glasgow 25

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* 1831 births 1891 deaths Scottish merchants Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 19th-century Scottish businesspeople {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub