Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde PC (20 March 1891 – 12 July 1985) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.
He studied at Glasgow Academy; Eastmans, Southsea; Royal Naval College Osborne and Royal Naval College Dartmouth. He then served in the Royal Navy, 1903-22.
He then became a chartered accountant and practised, 1925–70.
He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Pollok from 1940 to 1955, being originally elected at a by-election and then at the 1945, 1950 and 1951 general elections. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland in Winston Churchill's caretaker government from May to July 1945. He was made a peer on 4 May 1955, shortly before the 1955 general election, and served as a Minister of State at the Scottish Office until 1958.
His oldest son Tam Galbraith, who joined the Commons for the nearby constituency of Glasgow Hillhead in 1948, predeceased him. The Barony was inherited by his grandson, Thomas Galbraith, who went on to become the Conservative Party's leader in the House of Lords.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Gilmour |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Pollok 1940–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir John George |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Westwood |
Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland with Allan Chapman 1945 |
Succeeded by George Buchanan and Tom Fraser |
| Preceded by Tom Fraser, John James Robertson and Margaret Herbison |
Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland with William McNair Snadden 1951-1955 and James Henderson Stewart 1952-1955 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by Jack Nixon Browne |
| Preceded by The Earl of Home |
Minister of State for Scotland 1955–1958 |
Succeeded by The Lord Forbes |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by new creation |
Baron Strathclyde 1955–1985 |
Succeeded by Thomas Galbraith |