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Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth (29 December 1820 – 4 March 1894). Was son of Edward Marjoribanks of Greenlands. He inherited a substantial fortune from his father and acquired considerable wealth of his own as chairman of Meux Brewery. He built the mansion of Brook House in London's fashionable Park Lane and purchased the highland deer forest of Guisachan ("Place of the Firs") in Inverness-shire, and the substantial estates of Hutton and Eddington near his family roots in Berwickshire.
Fulfilling a family tradition, in 1853 Dudley became the Liberal Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed and, although he was never a political high-flyer, he was a useful member and in 1880, and for reasons perhaps not unconnected with the wealth and prestige that he brought to the party, was elevated to the peerage as the first Baron Tweedmouth.
Was the person primarily responsible for developing the dog we now know as the golden retriever.[1] [2]
References
- ^ Golden Retrievers: History. K9web.com. Retrieved on December 06, 2007.
- ^ Lord Tweedmouth Memorial geograph.org.uk. Retrieved on December 06, 2007.
- Historical list of MPs, B (part 2) at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Stapleton and Matthew Forster |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1853–1859 Served alongside: John Forster, 1853–1857; John Stapleton, 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by Charles William Gordon and Ralph Anstruther Earle |
| Preceded by Charles William Gordon and Ralph Anstruther Earle |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1859–1868 Served alongside: Charles William Gordon, 1859–1863; William Walter Cargill, 1863–1865; Alexander Mitchell, 1865–1868 |
Succeeded by William Coutts Keppel and John Stapleton |
| Preceded by William Coutts Keppel and John Stapleton |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1874–1881 Served alongside: David Milne Home, 1874–1880; Henry Strutt, 1880; David Milne Home, 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by Hubert Jerningham and David Milne Home |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Tweedmouth 1881–1894 |
Succeeded by Edward Marjoribanks |
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