Stewart Clark (politician)

Stewart Clark JP DL
Member of Parliament for Paisley
In office 15 February 1884 – 24 November 1885
Preceded by	Humphrey Crum-Ewing
Succeeded by	William Boyle Barbour
Majority	1243
Personal details
Born	Stewart Clark 2 January 1830
Died	21 November 1907
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Annie Smiley
Children	4

Stewart Clark JP, DL (2 January 1830 - 21 November 1907) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.

Stewart Clark was a thread manufacturing entrepreneur. In the 18th century James and Patrick Clark started a thread business which expanded to the United States in the 19th Century. Following a merger in 1952 the firm became J&P Coats.

Clark was a Justice of the Peace in Linlithgow and was the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire. Clark was the Member of Parliament for Paisley from 1884 to 1885.

Stewart Clark lived in Dundas Castle which he bought in 1899 and had four children including Sir John Stewart-Clark, 1st Baronet of Dundas. The title was taken after Dundas Castle and Clark's son, John, took the double-barrelled surname 'Stewart-Clark' in honour of his father.

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