Robert Gibson (politician)
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Robert Gibson (20 April 1886 – 9 April 1965) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in Roxburgh and Selkirk in 1929, Edinburgh North in 1931, at the Combined Scottish Universities in a 1934 by-election, and Dundee in the 1935 general election.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenock at a by-election in 1936, and held his seat until he resigned from the House of Commons in 1941 on his appointment as Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
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Member of Parliament for Greenock 1936–1941 |
Succeeded by Hector McNeil |
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