Andrew Lusk

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.

Biography[edit]

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]

In 1865 Lusk was elected Member of Parliament for Finsbury. He held the seat until 1885.^[3] He was Lord Mayor of London in 1873/74 and was created a baronet, of Colney Park, in 1874 to commemorate the visit of the Emperor of Russia to the city.^[2] He was Chairman of the Trustees of Morden College from 1885 to 1896.^[1]

Lusk married Eliza Potter, daughter of James Potter of Falkirk, in 1848.^[2] He died on 21 June 1909, aged 98, when the baronetcy became extinct.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Patrick (1982). The History of Morden College, Blackheath, 1695 to the Present. Gresham Books. ISBN 0-905418-91-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"

External links[edit]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Andrew Lusk, Bt

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Samuel Peto, Bt William Cox	Member of Parliament for Finsbury 1865–1885 With: William McCullagh Torrens	Constituency abolished
Civic offices
Preceded by Sir Sydney Waterlow, Bt	Lord Mayor of London 1873 – 1874	Succeeded by David Henry Stone
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Colney Park) 1874–1809	Extinct

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Patrick (1982). The History of Morden College, Blackheath, 1695 to the Present. Gresham Books. ISBN 0-905418-91-3.

[Debrett-2] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881

[3] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"

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