Dr. Gavin Brown Clark | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 24 November 1885 – 25 September 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair, 3rd baronet |
| Succeeded by | Robert Leicester Harmsworth |
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| Born | 1846 Scotland |
| Died | 5 July 1930(1930-07-05) (aged 83–84) Scotland |
| Political party | Crofters Party |
DrGavin Brown Clark (1846 – 5 July 1930) was the MP forCaithness from1885 to 1900.
He was educated at theUniversity of Glasgow, theUniversity of Edinburgh andKing's College London, graduating in medicine.[1]
An active campaigner for social reform issues against an officialLiberal candidate, he joined theCrofters Party parliamentary group and gave general support to the Liberal Party, while in opposition. He was re-elected as the official Liberal candidate in 1886, 1892 and 1895. Spending the time in opposition he spoke in the Commons in favour of measures to ameliorate poverty. Crofters were hard-bitten in the far north of Scotland by the clearances, unemployment, and low wages. He was the Honorary Secretary of theTransvaal Independence Committee, for which he wrote the pamphletThe Transvaal andBechuanaland.[2] For the 1900 general election he was replaced as Liberal candidate and defeated.[3] He unsuccessfully stood for theLabour Party inGlasgow Cathcart in the1918 general election.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCaithness 1885–1900 | Succeeded by |
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