Sir Andrew Lusk, 1st Baronet (18 September 1810 – 21 June 1909) was a Scottish born businessman and

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politician. He sat in the

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from 1865 to 1885.

Biography

Lusk was the son of John Lusk of Barr, Ayrshire and his wife Margaret Earl. He was

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and entered business as a merchant and shipowner. He was active in the

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where he was a director of the Imperial Bank and of the General Fire and Life Assurance Co. He was an alderman and Deputy Lieutenant for the City of London and a J.P. for

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. From 1860 to 1861 he was

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and Middlesex.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> In 1865 Lusk was elected

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for Finsbury. He held the seat until 1885. He was

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in 1873/74 and was created a baronet, of Colney Park, in 1874 to commemorate the visit of the Emperor of Russia to the city. He was Chairman of the Trustees of

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from 1885 to 1896. Lusk married Eliza Potter, daughter of James Potter of Falkirk, in 1848. He died on 21 June 1909, aged 98, when the baronetcy became extinct.

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