Robert Stewart Menzies

Robert Stewart Menzies (1856 – 25 January 1889) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1889.

Early Life

Menzies was the son of Graham Menzies (died 1880), an Edinburgh distiller of Hallyburton, Cupar Angus,[1] and his wife Beatrice (d.1899), daughter of William Dudgeon, merchant of Leith, Edinburgh. He was educated at Harrow School, and at Christ Church, Oxford and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1882. He was a J.P. for Perthshire and Forfar.[2] Menzies was associated with the estate of Hallyburton House and the neighbouring estate of Pitcur Estate. He is listed as “of Hallyburton and Pitcur” for the Eastern Division of Perthshire.[3]

In 1885, Menzies was elected Member of Parliament for East Perthshire. He held the seat until his death at the age of 33 in 1889. He was the uncle of Major-General Sir Stewart Menzies.

References

  1. ^ Overview of Pitcur Castle
  2. ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  3. ^ "Robert Stewart Menzies". Internet Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2025.


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