John Goundry Holburn | |
Constituency Mp: | North West Lanarkshire |
Parliament: | United Kingdom |
Term Start: | 24 July 1895 |
Term End: | 23 January 1899 |
Predecessor: | Graeme Whitelaw |
Successor: | Charles Mackinnon Douglas |
Birth Date: | 12 April 1843 |
Death Place: | Leith |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Tinplate worker |
John Goundry Holburn (12 February 1843 – 23 January 1899) was a Scottish politician and a member of parliament for North West Lanarkshire from 1895 to 1899.
Holburn was born 12 April 1843 the son of Thomas Holburn of Durham, he was self-educated and became a tinplate-worker. Between 1871 and 1875 he was President of the Edinburgh and Leith Trades Council and from 1890 to 1895 a member of Leith Town Council. In the 1895 general election Holburn was elected to represent North West Lanarkshire with a majority of only 97. He died in office on 25 January 1899.