Andrew Provand

Andrew Dryburgh Provand (23 March 1838 – 18 July 1915)[1] was a Scottish merchant strongly linked to Manchester; he was also a Liberal Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown from 1886 to 1900.

[2] He won the seat in 1886, but lost it fourteen years later at the 1900 general election to future Prime Minister, Bonar Law.

During his time in Parliament, he was involved in debates over land taxation.

[3] The grave lies on the eastern boundary wall.

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