Background
Esslemont was born in Balnakettle, Udney, Aberdeenshire the son of Peter Esslemont, a farmer, and his wife Ann Connon.
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Peter Esslemont
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He was educated at Public School, Belhelvie.
Career
He became head of Esslemont and Macintosh, warehousemen, of Aberdeen and a director of the Scottish Employers Liability Company He was President of the Chamber of Commerce, a Justice of the Peace for Aberdeenshire and author of Scheme for Improvement of Robert Gordon"s Hospital.From 1880 until 1883, he was the Lord Provost of Aberdeen In 1884, he was a guest at Haddo House for a dinner hosted by John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in honour of William Ewart Gladstone on his tour of Scotland. He remained an Member of Parliament there until he resigned in late 1892 to take up the post of Chairman of the Fisheries Board for Scotland.
He died in Aberdeen in 1894 aged 60 and is buried at the Nellfield Cemetery.
Esslemont married Georgia Anna Birnie at Walkmill, New Deer in 1857 and they had six children. Peter Esslemont is related to John Esslemont.
Membership
23rd United Kingdom Parliament. 24th United Kingdom Parliament. 25th United Kingdom Parliament]
Esslemont was first elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire at the 1885 general election.
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United Kingdom