James Kidd

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James Kidd (11 March 1872 – 2 March 1928)^[1] was Unionist Party politician in Scotland. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 until his death.

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament MP for Linlithgowshire,^[2] standing as a Coalition Unionist (i.e. a supporter of David Lloyd George's Coalition Government).^[3] He was defeated at the 1922 general election by the Labour Party candidate Manny Shinwell.^[3]

Kidd stood again in 1923, without success,^[3] but defeated Shinwell at the 1924 general election^[3] and held the seat until his death in 1928, aged nearly 56.^[1]

He also served briefly as an Under-Secretary of State for Scotland with responsibility for health.

References

^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
^ London Gazette: no. 31147. p. 1366. 28 January 1919. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 637. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Kidd

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Pratt	Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire 1918 – 1922	Succeeded by Manny Shinwell
Preceded by Manny Shinwell	Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire 1924 – 1928	Succeeded by Manny Shinwell

Persondata
Name	Kidd, James
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	11 March 1872
Place of birth
Date of death	2 March 1928
Place of death