Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss

Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet, of Luss (7 February 1804 – 18 December 1873) was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumbartonshire from 1837 to 1841.[1] He drowned in 1873 when he and others rowed out to bring back a deer for a Christmas feast. He and all aboard the boat were lost off Inch Lonaig during a sudden storm. In his memory his son, also James, had the church rebuilt.[2]

For other people named James Colquhoun, see James Colquhoun (disambiguation).

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. History of the Colquhouns, Clan Colquhoun, retrieved 20 April 2015


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