[2] In South Africa, he became a merchant and was due to return to Scotland aged 32 having made a small fortune when he heard of the discovery of gold in the Rand.

[3] After returning from Africa, he was selected to succeed Sir Donald Currie as candidate for West Perthshire at the 1900 general election.

He is a very rich man, but modest withal, and now that he has retired from business, he intends to devote himself to parliamentary life and the recreations of a country gentleman.

[3] He died, aged 85, on 5 December 1941, at his home, Lanrick Castle, in Doune,[5] previously the property of the Liberal MP, Sir Robert Jardine.

[9] She was British girls' champion,[10] and held the Dutch title for two years before competing in the US women's championships at Noroton, Connecticut, in 1939.