8 4 0 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁steam ▁ship ▁owner ▁and ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁politician ▁who ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁two ▁periods ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Mac I ver ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁Mac I ver ▁of ▁Cal der stone , ▁All erton ▁near ▁Liverpool , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁Mor r ison , ▁daughter ▁of ▁D ▁Mor r ison ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Institution ▁School , ▁Liverpool . ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁D ▁and ▁C ▁Mac I ver ▁who ▁were ▁man aging ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁C un ard ▁Ste am ship ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Ste am ship ▁O wn ers ▁Association ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Art illery ▁Vol unte ers , ▁an ▁al der man ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁J . P . ▁for ▁Liverpool . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁comm odore ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mer sey ▁Y acht ▁Club . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁Mac I ver ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Bir ken head . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9