Sir James Morse Carmichael, 3rd Baronet (20 July 1844 – 31 May 1902)[1] was a Scottish civil servant and Liberal politician.
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He was the only son of Sir James Carmichael, 2nd Baronet and his wife Louisa Charlotte Butler, daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, 8th Baronet.[2] Carmichael was educated in Radley College.[3] In 1883, he succeeded his father as baronet and 26th Chief of the Name and Arms of Carmichael.[2] He claimed the dormant title Earl of Hyndford, however was rejected.[2]
Carmichael was appointed a Clerk in Admiralty in 1862, a post he held until 1880.[3] He was attached to Sir William Hutt in 1864 and became private secretary to John Bright in 1873.[3] Between 1882 and 1885 he served in same capacity to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Childers and subsequently to the Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone until 1886.[3]
Carmichael contested Northamptonshire North unsuccessfully in 1885, and Northamptonshire South one year later.[3] He entered the British House of Commons in 1892, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow St Rollox until 1895.[4]
He died aged 57 unmarried.[5] With his death the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
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| Preceded by James Caldwell |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow St Rollox 1892 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Ferdinand Faithfull Begg |
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| Preceded by James Carmichael |
Baronet (of Nutwood) 1883 – 1902 |
Extinct |