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Robinson Souttar
Robinson
Souttar
was a
British Liberal Party
politician
.
He first
stood
for
Parliament
at the
1892 general election
, when he was an unsuccessful
candidate
in the Conservative-held
Oxford
seat
.
He was
elected
at the
1895 general election
as the
Member of Parliament
for
Dumfriesshire
, defeating the
sitting
Liberal Unionist
MP
William Maxwell
by a
majority
of only
13
votes
.
Maxwell
regained the seat in
1900
, and Souttar did not
stand
again.