Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss (7 February 1804 – 18 December 1873) was the

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(MP) for

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from 1837 to 1841. He drowned in 1873 when he and others rowed out to bring back a deer for a Christmas feast. He and all aboard the boat were lost off Inch Lonaig during a sudden storm. In his memory his son, also James, had the church rebuilt.History of the Colquhouns
Clan Colquhoun, retrieved 20 April 2015

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1804 births 1873 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1837–1841 Lord-Lieutenants of Dunbartonshire Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom {{Scotland-UK-MP-stub