Background
Middleton was the son of James Middleton of Glasgow and his wife Mary Tweedie, daughter of Robert Tweedie.
Middleton was the son of James Middleton of Glasgow and his wife Mary Tweedie, daughter of Robert Tweedie.
He was a merchant in Glasgow and a Justice of the Peace for Lanarkshire and Dumbarton. Middleton put himself forward as a parliamentary candidate at Glasgow in 1879 but withdrew to prevent a party division. He held the seat until 1885.
Middleton died at the age of 60.
Middleton married Rachel Milne Watson, daughter of Sir James Watson of Glasgow.
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At the 1880 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Glasgow.