Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth

The Lord Tweedmouth
Member of Parliament
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
In office
1853 – May 1859
Preceded byJohn Stapleton and Matthew Forster
Succeeded byCharles William Gordon and Ralph Anstruther Earle
In office
August 1859 – 1868
Preceded byCharles William Gordon and Ralph Anstruther Earle
Succeeded byJohn Stapleton and Viscount Bury
Personal details
Born29 December 1820
Died4 March 1894 (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
SpouseIsabella Weir Hogg
ChildrenEdward, Mary, Stewart, Annie, Ishbel, Coutts, Archibald
Residence57.28587,-4.842773
Alma materHarrow, Christ Church, Oxford
OccupationPolitician: Member of Parliament; member of the Lords
ProfessionPolitics
CabinetLiberal party
Memorial fountain at Tomich.

Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth, also known as the Laird of Guisachan and Glenaffric[1][2] (29 December 1820 – 4 March 1894), was a Scottish businessman and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1853 until 1880, when he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. He was the breeder of the first golden retriever.

  1. ^ "Golden Retriever". dog-names.org.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Golden Retriever History: Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth (29 December 1820 – 4 March 1894), also known as the Laird of Guisachan and Glenaffric, is credited with developing the Golden Retriever at his Guisachan estate in the Scottish Highlands.
  2. ^ "Lairds of Glen Affric". scotland.forestry.gov.uk. Forestry Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2016. The lairds (of Guisachan and Glenaffric, including the original Clan Chisholm and, later, Lord Tweedmouth) who controlled how land was managed in Affric have had a major influence on the look and life of the place...