Thomas Shiels

Dr Thomas Drummond Shiels

Rush ID: 5732

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Details

Born:
7 August 1881
Died:
1 January 1953
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Photographer
Election occupation:
Medical practitioner
Parentage:
James Drummond Shiels, of Edinburgh
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1939
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
5732
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5309236
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SHIELS, Dr Thomas (1881-1953)

Constituencies

  1. Edinburgh East

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None

Ministerial offices

  1. Under-Secretary of State for India 1929

    June-December 1929

  2. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1929-1931

    Colonial Office

Higher education

  1. Edinburgh, University of

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Unknown (Elementary)

Marriages

  1. Young, Christian Blair

    Year: 1904

  2. Buhler, Gladys

    Year: 1950

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

Political organisations

  1. Fabian Society Member

  2. Empire Parliamentary Association Member

  3. Royal Medical Society Officer

    President

Local governments

  1. Edinburgh Burgh Council

    Councillor