Tam Galbraith

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Sir Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith, KBE, MA, LL.B (usually known as Tam Galbraith) (10 March 1917 – 2 January 1982) was a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician.

The eldest son and heir of Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde, he was educated at Aytoun House, Glasgow; Wellington College; Christ Church, Oxford (MA) and at the University of Glasgow (LL.B).

He served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1939-1946. He unsuccessfully contested Paisley in July 1945, and Edinburgh East in October 1945 before being elected for Glasgow Hillhead in 1948.

He was Assistant Conservative Whip, 1950; a Government Whip from 1951-57; Civil Lord of the Admiralty, 1957-59; Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, 1959-62; and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, 1963-64.

He was President of the Scottish Georgian Society from 1970-1980 and was a Member of the Royal Company of Archers. He was knighted (KBE) in 1982.

His death in 1982 triggered the Hillhead by-election that saw the election of Roy Jenkins. His son Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde was subsequently a Conservative junior Minister, Chief Whip in the Lords and Shadow Leader of the House of Lords.

[edit] See also

• John Vassall

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This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Reid	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead 1948–1982	Succeeded by Roy Jenkins
Political offices
Preceded by Cedric Drewe	Treasurer of the Household (Deputy Chief Whip) 1955–1957	Succeeded by Hendrie Oakshott