Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn

Captain Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn

Rush ID: 5694

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Details

Born:
3 May 1902
Died:
c. 31 December 1983
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Private income
Election occupation:
Private income
Parentage:
Colonel Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn (10th Earl of Dundee) and Edith Moffat
Notes:
Held further ministerial offices after succession to Peerage.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
5694
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5728164
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
2617
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN, Captain Henry (1902-1983)

Peerages

  1. 11th Earl of Dundee

    Hereditary

    1953

    admitted by House of Lords Committee of Privileges; his father the 10th Earl died in 1924 - why the abeyance?

  2. Viscount Dudhope

    Hereditary

    1952

  3. 1st Baron Glassary

    New hereditary

    1954

Constituencies

  1. Renfrewshire Western

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Dundee West

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  2. Kirkcaldy District of Burghs

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1936-1939

    Scottish Office

  2. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1941-1942

    Scottish Office

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Winchester

Marriages

  1. Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Patricia Katherine

    Year: 1946

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club

  2. Travellers' Club

  3. Pratt's Club