James Kidd (politician)

James Kidd (11 March 1872 – 2 March 1928)^[1] was a Scottish Unionist Party politician in Scotland. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 until his death in 1928.

Biography[]

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament MP for Linlithgowshire,^[2] standing as a Coalition Unionist, that is a supporter of David Lloyd George's Coalition Government.^[3] He was defeated at the 1922 general election by the Labour Party candidate Manny Shinwell.^[3]

Kidd stood again in 1923 general election, without success.^[3] He defeated Shinwell in the 1924 general election^[3] and held the seat until his death in 1928, aged 55.^[1]

He served briefly as an Under-Secretary of State for Scotland with responsibility for health.^{[citation needed]}

His daughter Dame Margaret Kidd (1900–1989) was a prominent Scottish lawyer and the first woman to become a member of the Faculty of Advocates.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
^ "No. 31147". The London Gazette. 28 January 1919. p. 1366.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 637. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ Poole, Isobel Anne (23 September 2004). "Kidd [married name MacDonald], Dame Margaret Henderson (1900–1989), lawyer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49228. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Kidd

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Pratt	Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire 1918 – 1922	Succeeded by Manny Shinwell
Preceded by Manny Shinwell	Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire 1924 – 1928	Succeeded by Manny Shinwell

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[rayment-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)

[2] "No. 31147". The London Gazette. 28 January 1919. p. 1366.

[craig1885-1918-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 637. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

[4] Poole, Isobel Anne (23 September 2004). "Kidd [married name MacDonald], Dame Margaret Henderson (1900–1989), lawyer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49228. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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