Sir Andrew Lusk, 1st Baronet (18 September 1810 – 21 June 1909) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1885.
Lusk was the son of John Lusk of Barr, Ayrshire and his wife Margaret Earl. He was Presbyterian[1] and entered business as a merchant and shipowner. He was active in the City of London 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 Middlesex. From 1860 to 1861 he was Sheriff of London and Middlesex.[2]
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