He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire in 1926, losing the 1929 election but returning to office in 1931, where he stayed until resigning a year later.
In 1937 he was knighted as part of the New Years Honours, and was also made Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature in Allahabad, a position he held until his death in 1941, aged 49.[2]
john, thom, british, army, officer, lieutenant, colonel, john, gibb, thom, august, 1891, february, 1941, british, soldier, judge, politician, from, linlithgow, thom, served, with, gordon, highlanders, awarded, military, cross, 1917, later, that, year, received. Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Gibb Thom DSO MC 1 August 1891 19 February 1941 was a British soldier judge and politician from Linlithgow Thom served with the Gordon Highlanders and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 1 and later that year received the Distinguished Service Order for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire in 1926 losing the 1929 election but returning to office in 1931 where he stayed until resigning a year later In 1937 he was knighted as part of the New Years Honours and was also made Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature in Allahabad a position he held until his death in 1941 aged 49 2 References edit No 29886 The London Gazette 29 December 1916 p 42 Indian Annual Register 1941External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Thom Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byDavid Fleming Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire1926 1929 Succeeded byWillie Brooke Preceded byWillie Brooke Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire1931 1932 Succeeded byArchibald Cochrane Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Thom British Army officer amp oldid 1049900260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
