Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet

Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Bt. (27 April 1847 – 28 November 1893) was a Scottish politician.

On 27 April 1847, he married Elizabeth Lindsay Reid and they had four children:

*Sir William Orr-Ewing, 2nd Bt. (1848–1903)
*Sir Archibald Ernest Orr-Ewing, 3rd Bt. (1853–1919)
*Janet Edith Orr-Ewing (d. 1935)
*Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (1860–1903)

Archibald was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1868 to 1892 and in 1886, he was created 1st Baronet Orr-Ewing of Ballikinrain.


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