John Gibb Thom

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Gibb Thom DSO MC (1 August 1891 – 19 February 1941) was a British soldier, judge and politician from Linlithgow.

Thom served with the Gordon Highlanders, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917^[1], and later that year received the Distinguished Service Order for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty".

He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire in 1926, losing the 1929 election but returning to office in 1931, where he stayed until resigning a year later.

In 1937 he was knighted as part of the New Years Honours, and was also made Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature in Allahabad, a position he held until his death in 1941. ^[2]

References

^ London Gazette: no. 29886. p. 42. 29 December 1916. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
^ Indian Annual Register, 1941

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Gibb Thom

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Fleming	Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire 1926 – 1929	Succeeded by Willie Brooke
Preceded by Willie Brooke	Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire 1931 – 1932	Succeeded by Archibald Cochrane

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Name	Thom, John Gibb
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Date of birth	1 August 1891
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Date of death	19 February 1941
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