James Kidd (politician)
James Kidd (11 March 1872 – 2 March 1928)[1] was a British solicitor and Unionist Party politician in Scotland. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 until his death in 1928.
Biography
Educated at Carriden Public School and Edinburgh University, Kidd was a solicitor by profession who practiced at
Kidd stood again in 1923 general election, without success.[3] He defeated Shinwell in the 1924 general election[3] and held the seat until his death in 1928, aged 55.[1]
He served briefly as an
He was a justice of the peace and procurator-fiscal for his county.
His daughter Dame Margaret Kidd (1900–1989) was a lawyer and sheriff principal from 1960 to 1974, and the first woman to become a member of the Faculty of Advocates.[4]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- ^ "No. 31147". The London Gazette. 28 January 1919. p. 1366.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49228. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Kidd
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