Samuel Chisholm

Sir Samuel Chisholm, 1st Baronet DL (23 September 1836 – 27 September 1923), was a Scottish Liberal politician and Lord Provost of Glasgow.

Samuel Chisholm ca. 1901

Chisholm stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate for Glasgow Camlachie in the 1895 general election. He was elected to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow from Woodside Ward, and was Lord Provost of Glasgow between 1899 and 1902. He received criticism for spending rather freely on public receptions and events during his tenure as Lord Provost,^[1] and was defeated from the ward in the municipal elections in early November 1902.^[2]

Chisholm was noted for a baronetcy in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list,^[3] and was created a baronet, of Belhaven Terrace in the Parish of Govan in the County of the City of Glasgow, and of St John's Mount, Dunblane, in the Parish of Dunblane in the County of Perth, on 28 November 1902.^[4]

He received the honorary Doctor of Laws (DLL) from the University of Glasgow in June 1901,^[5] was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire in September 1901,^[6] and a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow in December 1902.^[7]

He died in September 1923, aged 87, at which time the title became extinct.

References

1. "Municipal Expenditure in Glasgow". The Times. No. 36892. London. 7 October 1902. p. 8.
2. "Glasgow municipal elections". The Times. No. 36917. London. 5 November 1902. p. 11.
3. "Birthday Honours". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 10.
4. "No. 27500". The London Gazette. 2 December 1902. p. 8366.
5. "Glasgow University jubilee". The Times. No. 36481. London. 14 June 1901. p. 10.
6. "No. 27354". The London Gazette. 13 September 1901. p. 6051.
7. "No. 27504". The London Gazette. 16 December 1902. p. 8682.

External links

• www.theglasgowstory.com Sir Samuel Chisholm

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Belhaven Terrace and St John's Mount) 1902–1903	Extinct