John Goundry Holburn Explained

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.