Edward Rosslyn Mitchell

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Rosslyn Mitchell

Edward Rosslyn Mitchell (16 May 1879 – 31 October 1965)^[1] was a Liberal then Labour Party politician in Scotland.

He stood as Liberal candidate in Buteshire in December 1910. He was called 'The Pocket Rosebery'.^[2] He was Labour candidate for Glasgow Central against Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law at the 1922 and 1923 General Elections. He was elected in 1924, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley, beating former Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith. He stood down in 1929.

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1 )
↑ The Downfall of the Liberal Party by Trevor Wilson, pg. 302

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Mitchell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Herbert Henry Asquith	Member of Parliament for Paisley 1924 – 1929	Succeeded by James Welsh

Persondata
Name	Mitchell, Edward
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	16 May 1879
Place of birth
Date of death	31 October 1965
Place of death

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