Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

Thomas Dewar
Lord Dewar
Member of Parliament for St George, Tower Hamlets
In office
1900–1906
Personal details
Born(1864-01-06)6 January 1864
Perth, Scotland
Died11 April 1930(1930-04-11) (aged 66)
Political partyConservative
Parent
RelativesJohn Dewar (brother)
Arthur Dewar (brother)
OccupationBusinessman, whisky distiller

Thomas Robert Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar DL (6 January 1864 – 11 April 1930) was a Scottish whisky distiller who, along with his brother John Dewar, built their family label, Dewar's, into an international success. They blended their whisky to make it more appealing to the international palate and Dewar demonstrated particular skills in marketing, travelling the world to find new markets and promote his product, exploiting romantic images of Scotland and tartan in his advertising.[citation needed]