Thomas Buchanan

Mr Thomas Ryburn Buchanan

Rush ID: 2134

Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1846
Died:
7 April 1911
Birth place:
Glasgow, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
John Buchanan and Jane Young
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
2134
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7787997
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. BUCHANAN, Thomas (1846-1911)

Constituencies

  1. Perthshire Eastern

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1903*
    Date of election: 26 February 1903
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1910ยน
    Date of exit: 15 January 1910
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  2. Aberdeenshire Eastern

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1892*
    Date of election: 10 December 1892
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1900
    Date of exit: 1 October 1900
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  3. Edinburgh West

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1892
    Date of exit: 4 July 1892
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: Sat as Lib. Unionist 1886-1888. Resigned and won subsequent by-election (as Liberal) on 18/02/1888.
  4. Edinburgh

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1881*
    Date of election: 24 August 1881
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Haddingtonshire

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: Wed 31st Mar 1880
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Financial Secretary to the War Office 1905-1908

  2. Under-Secretary 1908-1909

    India

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Sherborne School

Marriages

  1. Bolitho, Emily

    Year: 1888

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

    1885-1885

    also after 1900.Defeated Edin West as Lib

  2. Liberal Unionist Member

    1886-1888

Clubs

  1. Reform Club