James Galbraith (British politician)
His Honour Judge James Francis Wallace Galbraith, KC, JP (1872-29 January 1945) was a British politician and judge. He represented East Surrey for the Conservative Party between 1922 and 1935.
Galbraith was educated at Oriel College, Oxford,[1] and was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1892, narrowly defeating Evan Cotton, later a Liberal MP.[2] After Oxford he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1893, and practiced as a barrister for many years. He became a King's Counsel in 1919, and was elected as treasurer of the General Council of the Bar in 1921.[1]
He contested Halifax at the January 1910 and December 1910 general elections.[1] It was then a Liberal/Labour dominated seat, and he was clearly defeated both times. In 1922, he was selected as the prospective candidate for East Surrey, a more affluent Conservative safe seat. He won the seat with a clear majority at the 1922 general election, and held the seat until the 1935 general election.
Galbraith was expected to stand for re-election, but shortly after dissolution it was announced that he would be appointed as a county court judge in Leicester, which would render him unable to be elected to Parliament.[3] He remained a judge until his death in 1945.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Galbraith, James Francis Wallace". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Presidency of the Oxford Union". Bicester Herald. 25 March 1892 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Election Items". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 October 1935 – via British Newspaper Archive.