William Wedderburn

Sir William Wedderburn, Bt
Member of Parliament
for Banffshire
In office
1893–1900
Preceded bySir Robert Duff
Succeeded byAlexander William Black
Personal details
Born25 March 1838
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died25 January 1918(1918-01-25) (aged 79)
Meredith, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Co-founder of Indian National Congress
RelationsWedderburn family
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
ProfessionCivil servant, politician
William Wedderburn

Sir William Wedderburn, 4th Baronet, JP DL (25 March 1838 – 25 January 1918) was a British civil servant and politician who was a Liberal Party member of Parliament (MP). Wedderburn was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress.[1][2] He was also the president of Congress in 1889 and 1910, for the Allahabad session. [3][4]

  1. ^ Nanda, Bal Ram (2015). Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the British Raj. Princeton University Press. p. 542. ISBN 9781400870493.
  2. ^ Mookerjee, Girija; Andrews, C.F (1938). Routledge Revivals: The Rise and Growth of the Congress in India. Routledge. p. 306. ISBN 9781315405483.
  3. ^ = https://www.inc.in/en/leadership/past-party-president/sir-william-wedderburn>
  4. ^ "William Wedderburn - Read here complete information about William Wedderburn biography, History, education, Family, fact, other information". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 7 December 2019.