Alexander Whyte

Mr Alexander Frederick Whyte

Rush ID: 6190

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Details

Born:
30 September 1883
Died:
30 July 1970
Birth place:
Edinburgh, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Higher Education teacher
Election occupation:
Higher Education teacher
Parentage:
Reverend Alexander Whyte, Principal of New College, Edinburgh, and Jane Elizabeth Barbour
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1922
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
6190
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5499039
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. WHYTE, Alexander (1883-1970)

Constituencies

  1. Perth

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1910¹
    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: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1910-1915

    to Winston Churchill

Higher education

  1. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

    Graduated

  2. Edinburgh, University of

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Edinburgh Academy

  2. Abbotsholme School

Marriages

  1. Fairweather, Margaret

    Year: 1912

    Notes: 1 daughter

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

Political organisations

  1. English Speaking Union Officer

    1938

    Director-General