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Peter Sturrock (1820 – 7 March 1904) was a Scottish civil engineer, colliery owner and provost of Kilmarnock and a Conservative politician. Sturrock was the son of David Sturrock, of Struthers, near Kilmarnock and his wife Helen Woodbum. He was educated at Kilmarnock Academy and at Glasgow. He was a civil engineer, a colliery owner, and a director of North British Canadian Investment Co., and Scottish Ontario Land Co. He was provost of Kilmarnock and a Justice of the Peace for Ayrshire〔(Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886 )〕 He was one of the founders and president of the Kilmarnock Burns Club.〔(Grand Lodge of Scotland )〕 He was elected at the 1885 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock Burghs, with a majority of only 132 votes, but was defeated at 1886 general election.〔 Sturrock purchased Baltesan Castle with the intention of restoring it, but the plans never came to fruition.〔( Baltersan Story )〕 Sturrock died at the age of 83. Sturrock married Helen Hutchinson Guthrie in 1850. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Sturrock (MP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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