James Louis Lindsay
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other persons named James Lindsay, see James Lindsay (disambiguation).
James Louis Lindsay (16-12-1906–27-08-1997) was a British Conservative Party politician.
At the 1955 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Devon North, succeeding Christopher Peto. He served for one term until the 1959 election, when he lost his seat by only 362 votes[1] to the Liberal candidate Jeremy Thorpe, who went on to become his party's leader.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Christopher Peto |
Member of Parliament for Devon North 1955–1959 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Thorpe |