Archibald Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan
- Archibald Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan
Archibald Cameron Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan (23 May 1856 – 19 March 1933) was a Scottish Liberal Party and Liberal Unionist Party politician.
The son of Thomas Corbett, he first contested North Warwickshire in 1884. At the 1885 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Tradeston, first as a Liberal and from 1886 as a Liberal Unionist. In August 1908 he crossed the floor of the House and rejoined the Liberal Party. He held Glasgow Tradeston until his retirement from the House of Commons in 1911, when he was created 1st Baron Rowallan.
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