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1891 Paisley by-election
The
Paisley by-election
, 1891
was a
parliamentary
by-election
held on
1 June
1891 for the
British House of Commons
constituency
of
Paisley
in
Scotland
. It was
caused
by the death of the constituency's sitting
Liberal
Member of Parliament
William Boyle Barbour
who had held the
seat
since the
1885 general election
.
Result
The seat was held for the
Liberals
by
William Dunn
, a Paisley
born
,
self-made
,
merchant banker
.