Sir William Hannay Raeburn, 1st Baronet (11 August 1850 – 12 February 1934)[1] was a Scottish shipping businessman and Unionist Party politician who served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1918 and 1923.
[2] He came to live in Helensburgh towards the end of the 19th century, and his obituary in the Helensburgh & Gareloch Times describes how he was involved in various aspects of the shipping industry and how "in 1916 he was appointed President of the Chamber of Shipping by the shipowners of the United Kingdom".
At the 1918 general election, Raeburn was nominated as the Unionist Party candidate for the Dunbartonshire.
[3] Raeburn was re-elected in 1922 general election with a majority of only 0.8 percent over his sole opponent, the Labour Party candidate William Martin.
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