William Lockhart (MP)


William Lockhart was a British Conservative politician.
Lockhart was elected Conservative MP for Lanarkshire at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his death in 1856.
Alongside his role as MP, Lockhart was Dean of Faculties at Glasgow University from 1851 to 1853.
Lockhart was the elder half-brother of writer and editor John Gibson Lockhart.