John Marshall Bathgate (c.1867 - 1953) was a local politician active in the Wimbledon area. Born in Bellshill, near Glasgow, Scotland, Bathgate was originally employed in the offices of the Clydesdale Steel Works, but resigned when he was refused a pay rise. He moved to London, where he quickly gained work for Pearson's Weekly. He rose rapidly to become a director of C Arthur Pearson Limited, te publishers and printers of the newspaper. He settled in Wimbledon in the Surrey suburbs of London and became a member of Surrey County Council and of Wimbledon Borough Council. He served as Mayor of Wimbledon on three occasions. He was a leading member of the Conservative Party in the area, serving on the committee of the Conservative and Unionist Association for many years. In 1921 he beacme a jus