Plaque to Sir Malcolm Smith, South Leith Parish Church
grave of Malcolm Smith MP, Warriston Cemetery
Life
Smith was born and brought up in a crofting family in HoswickShetland but moved to the port of Leith as a young man. There he prospered as a businessman and became the Provost of Leith from 1908 to 1917,[2] shortly before the town was incorporated into the city of Edinburgh. During this period he lived at 47 Stirling Road in the Trinity district.[3]
^ abCraig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 641. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
malcolm, smith, british, politician, other, people, named, malcolm, smith, malcolm, smith, disambiguation, malcolm, smith, december, 1856, march, 1935, scottish, liberal, party, politician, plaque, malcolm, smith, south, leith, parish, church, grave, malcolm, . For other people named Malcolm Smith see Malcolm Smith disambiguation Sir Malcolm Smith 1 December 1856 12 March 1935 1 was a Scottish Liberal Party politician Plaque to Sir Malcolm Smith South Leith Parish Church grave of Malcolm Smith MP Warriston CemeteryLife EditSmith was born and brought up in a crofting family in Hoswick Shetland but moved to the port of Leith as a young man There he prospered as a businessman and became the Provost of Leith from 1908 to 1917 2 shortly before the town was incorporated into the city of Edinburgh During this period he lived at 47 Stirling Road in the Trinity district 3 He was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament MP for the island constituency of Orkney and Shetland in a by election in May 1921 following the death of the sitting MP Cathcart Wason 4 Having stood in the by election as a Coalition Liberal supporting the coalition government led by David Lloyd George he stood at the 1922 general election as a National Liberal but was defeated by the Liberal party candidate Robert William Hamilton 4 He died in Leith and was buried in Warriston Cemetery to the south east of the vaults A memorial to Smith and his wife also exists in the south aisle of South Leith Parish Church Family EditHe was married to Jane Tod Dickson 1860 1944 References Edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with O Debrett s House of Commons 1922 p 143 Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1909 a b Craig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 641 ISBN 0 900178 06 X Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byCathcart Wason Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland1921 1922 Succeeded bySir Robert William Hamilton This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malcolm Smith British politician amp oldid 1074771246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
