John Gilmour

Mr John Gilmour

Rush ID: 4095

Details

Born:
27 May 1876
Died:
30 March 1940
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Army officer
Election occupation:
Company director
Parentage:
Sir John Gilmour, 1st Bart
Notes:
Succeeded as Baronet in 1920.
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1920
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
4095
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5759238
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. GILMOUR, John (1876-1940)

Constituencies

  1. Glasgow Pollok

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1940*
    Date of exit: 30 March 1940
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Death
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  2. Renfrewshire Eastern

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1910ยน
    Date of election: 15 January 1910
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Relocation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Fife Eastern

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: Fri 12th Jan 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Opposition/other party Whip 1913-1915

  2. Junior Lord of Treasury 1921-1922

  3. Secretary of State for Scotland 1926-1929

  4. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1931-1932

  5. Minister of Shipping 1939-1940

  6. Whip 1919

  7. Junior Lord of Treasury 1923-1924

  8. Secretary for Scotland 1924-1926

  9. Home Secretary 1932-1935

Higher education

  1. Edinburgh, University of

    Graduated

  2. Trinity Hall

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Trinity College, Glenalmond

Marriages

  1. Lambert, Mary Louis

    Year: 1902

  2. Lambert, Violet Agnes

    Year: 1920

Relationships

  1. Parent of John Gilmour

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Political organisations

  1. Highland Agricutural Society Member

    Director

Local governments

  1. Fife County Council

    Councillor

    1901-1910

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club