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Sir William Wedderburn, Bt
Member of Parliament for Banffshire
In office 1893–1900
Preceded by
Sir Robert Duff
Succeeded by
Alexander William Black
Personal details
Born
25 March 1838 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died
25 January 1918(1918-01-25) (aged 79) Meredith, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Political party
Liberal Party
Other political affiliations
Co-founder of Indian National Congress
Relations
Wedderburn family
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Profession
Civil 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]
^Nanda, Bal Ram (2015). Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the British Raj. Princeton University Press. p. 542. ISBN 9781400870493.
^Mookerjee, Girija; Andrews, C.F (1938). Routledge Revivals: The Rise and Growth of the Congress in India. Routledge. p. 306. ISBN 9781315405483.
^"William Wedderburn - Read here complete information about William Wedderburn biography, History, education, Family, fact, other information". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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