Thomas Wood

Mr Thomas McKinnon Wood

Rush ID: 7536

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Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1855
Died:
26 March 1927
Birth place:
London, U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Election occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Parentage:
Hugh Wood and Jessie McKinnon
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
HighestOffice:
Cabinet minister
Who's Who volume:
2

References

Rush ID:
7536
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7792331
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. WOOD, Thomas (1855-1927)

Constituencies

  1. Glasgow St Rollox

    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: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Hackney Central

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: Wed 15th Nov 1922
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

  2. Orkney and Shetland

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1902*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

  3. Glasgow St Rollox

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: Mon 1st Oct 1900
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

  4. Islington East

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1895
    Date of election: Sat 13th Jul 1895
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1908

    Board of Education

  2. Under-Secretary 1908-1911

    Foreign Office

  3. Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1911-1912

  4. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1916

  5. Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1916

  6. Secretary of State for Scotland 1912-1916

Higher education

  1. University College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Mill Hill School

Marriages

  1. Sandison, Isabella

Parties

  1. Liberal Party member

Local governments

  1. London County Council

    member

    1892-1909

    Chairman 1898-1899, Alderman in 1907.

Clubs

  1. Reform Club

  2. National Liberal Club

  3. Scottish Liberal Club

  4. Glasgow Liberal Club