James White

Mr James Dundas White

Rush ID: 7535

Details

Born:
10 July 1866
Died:
30 April 1951
Birth place:
Rutherglen, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
James Orr White, of Norwood, and Fanny White, sister of Baron Overtoun
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
7535
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q6105323
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. WHITE, James (1866-1951)

Constituencies

  1. Glasgow Tradeston

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1911*
    Date of election: 6 July 1911
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None
  2. Dunbartonshire

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1910²
    Date of exit: 3 December 1910
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Glasgow Central

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: Wed 29th Oct 1924
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  2. Middlesbrough West

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: Thu 6th Dec 1923
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1912-1916

    to T. McKinnon Wood, as Secretary for Scotland

  2. PPS 1916

    to T. McKinnon Wood, as Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster and Financial Secretary to the Treasury

  3. PPS 1910-1912

    to Lord Pentland, as Secretary for Scotland

Higher education

  1. Trinity College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Rugby School

Marriages

  1. Haythornthwaite, Lydia Grace

    Year: 1894

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

    -1919

  2. Independent Labour Party Member

    1919-

Clubs

  1. Reform Club

  2. National Liberal Club

  3. Eighty Club

  4. Glasgow Liberal Club