Daniel Holmes
Daniel Turner Holmes (1863 – 7 April 1955) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1911 to 1918 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Govan.
Holmes was educated at the University of London, the University of Geneva and the University of Paris. He was an assistant examiner at the University of London, taught at Greenock Academy and Paisley Grammar School, and wrote and lectured on literature before becoming an MP.[1]
Holes was elected to parliament at the 1911 by-election in Govan, caused by the appointment of the Liberal incumbent William Hunter as a Judge of the Court of Session. Holmes was elected by a margin of 936, a majority more than 1000 votes less than that of his predecessor. A key issue in the contest was the National Insurance Act which Holmes supported.[2] He maid his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 1 April 1912 in a debate on the Temperance (Scotland) Bill.[3]
He married Margaret Eadie (died 1953) in 1896. Their daughter, Margaret, married William Wedgewood Benn in 1920,[1] and the parliamentary connection continued in the following generation with Tony Benn. His great-grandson is former cabinet minister Hillary Benn.
Works
- Literary tours in the Highlands and islands of Scotland, 1909
- A Scot in France and Switzerland, 1910
References
- 1 2 'Mr D. T. Holmes', The Times, 25 April 1955, p. 15
- ↑ "Govan By-Election". The Glasgow Herald. 23 December 1911. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "TEMPERANCE (SCOTLAND) BILL". HANSARD 1803–2005. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Daniel Turner Holmes
- Works by Daniel Holmes at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Daniel Holmes at Internet Archive
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Hunter |
Member of Parliament for Govan 1911–1918 |
Succeeded by Neil Maclean |