Robinson Souttar (23 October 1848 – 4 April 1912)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

He first stood for Parliament at the 1892 general election, when he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Conservative-held Oxford seat.

[2] He was elected at the 1895 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for Dumfriesshire, defeating the sitting Liberal Unionist MP William Maxwell by a majority of only 13 votes.

[2] Souttar was an advocate for peace during the Boer War speaking at a Peace movement meeting at Exeter Hall in March 1900 alongside Lloyd George.

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