William Holms (5 February 1827 – 8 October 1903) was a Scottish businessman and

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from 1874 to 1884. Holms was the son of James Holms of Sancel Bank, Paisley and his wife Janet Love, daughter of James Love of Paisley. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and

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and was partner in a textile company with factories in Glasgow and London. He was a J.P. for Lanarkshire and Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Lanarkshire Artillery.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> At the 1874 general election Holms was elected

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for Paisley. He held the seat until 1884 when he resigned. Holms married Mary Lindsay McArthur Buchanan daughter of John Buchanan of Glasgow in 1857.Memoirs and portraits of 100 Glasgow men – John Buchanan
/ref> His brother John Holms was MP for Hackney.

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The Glasgow Story – sketch of W Holms
1827 births UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1874–1880 Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Paisley constituencies 1903 deaths {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub