Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet (4 January 1818 – 28 November 1893) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician.
Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing 1st Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire | |
| In office 1868–1892 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1818 |
| Died | 28 November 1893 (aged 46) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lindsay Reid |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | politician |
The Orr Ewing Baronetcy, of Ballikinrain in the County of Stirling and of Lennoxbank in the County of Dunbarton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 March 1886 for the Conservative politician Archibald Orr-Ewing.[1] He was the seventh son of William Ewing, a merchant of Glasgow, and Susan, daughter of John Orr, Provost of Paisley.
Archibald was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1868 to 1892[2]
Sir Archibald was a deputy lieutenant (D.L.) of Dunbartonshire and for Stirlingshire. He was a justice of the peace (J.P.) for Inverness-shire and for Stirlingshire. He was the Ensign-General of the Royal Company of Archers and Dean of Faculties at the University of Glasgow[3]
On 27 April 1847, he married Elizabeth Lindsay Reid and they had four children:
- Sir William Orr-Ewing, 2nd Bt. (1848–1903)
- Sir Archibald Ernest Orr-Ewing, 3rd Bt. (1853–1919)
- Janet Edith Orr-Ewing (1858-1935), mother of the Labour politician Lucy Noel-Buxton[4]
- Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (1860–1903)
In 1864 Sir Archibald commissioned David Bryce to design his new home, Ballikinrain Castle, which was completed in 1868.