Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael, GCSI,GCIE,KCMG,DL,FRSE (18 March 1859 – 16 January 1926), known as Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 11th Baronet, between 1891 and 1912, was a Scottish Liberal politician and colonial administrator. He was also a keen naturalist.
Born near Edinburgh, Scotland, Carmichael was the eldest son of Reverend Sir William Henry Gibson-Carmichael, 10th Baronet, and Eleanora Anne Anderson, daughter of David Anderson.[1]
Lord Carmichael as Governor of VictoriaCommemorative Plaque laid by Baron Carmichael, Governor of Bengal on 4th October 1912 in Dr Graham's Home in Kalimpong
Carmichael was appointed Governor of Victoria in 1908 and served from 27 July 1908 to 19 May 1911.[9]
As governor, Carmichael permitted Victoria Premier Sir Thomas Bent who had lost a no-confidence vote on 3 December 1908 to dissolve the assembly and call for fresh elections. Thomas Bent, however, lost the elections and John Murray succeeded him as premier. A Royal Commission investigation was started in 1909 to inquire into the financial misappropriations made by Bent.
In 1911 Carmichael was appointed governor of Madras and served from 3 November 1911 to 30 March 1912. He was elected President of The Asiatic Society for 1913–15.
In 1891 he founded the Scottish Beekeepers Association.[2]
Freemasonry
He was a freemason. He was initiated, passed and raised within eight days of 1895 in the Dramatic and Arts Lodge No. 757. He became Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1902 and served for two years. He was also appointed Senior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Seven years later he became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. When he was appointed Governor of Victoria, he resigned from Grand Master only to become almost immediately Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Victoria.
Served as Provincial Grand Master of Midlothian 1904-1909.
Lord Carmichael married the Hon. Mary Helen Elizabeth, daughter of Baron Albert Nugent, in 1886. They had no children. He died at 13 Portman Street, London, in January 1926, aged 66, and was buried at Skirling, Biggar, Lanarkshire. The barony became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin, Henry Thomas Gibson-Craig.[1] He was a keen amateur entomologist. During his career in India, he made a large collection of insects, mainly from the Darjeeling region, which he gave to the Indian Museum before leaving India. The damselfly species, Drepanosticta carmichaeli was named after him by Laidlaw in 1915.
References
^ abcdethepeerage.com Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st and last Baron Carmichael
^ abWaterston, C D; Shearer, A Macmillan (2006). (PDF). Vol. Part One. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. p. 165. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013.
^ abPrior, Katherine. "Carmichael, Thomas David Gibson, Baron Carmichael (1859–1926)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32295. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Carmichael or Gibson-Carmichael, Thomas David [Gibson] (CRML877TD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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Thomas David Gibson Carmichael 1st Baron Carmichael GCSI GCIE KCMG DL FRSE 18 March 1859 16 January 1926 known as Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael 11th Baronet between 1891 and 1912 was a Scottish Liberal politician and colonial administrator He was also a keen naturalist The Right HonourableThe Lord CarmichaelGCSI GCIE KCMG DL FRSEGovernor of VictoriaIn office 27 July 1908 19 May 1911MonarchsEdward VII 1908 10 George V 1910 11 Governors GeneralHenry Northcote 1st Baron Northcote 1908 William Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley 1908 11 PremierSir Thomas Bent 1908 09 John Murray 1909 11 Preceded bySir Reginald TalbotSucceeded bySir John Fuller 1st BaronetGovernor of MadrasIn office 3 November 1911 30 March 1912Governor GeneralCharles Hardinge 1st Baron Hardinge of PenshurstPreceded bySir Arthur LawleySucceeded bySir Murray Hammick acting Governor of BengalIn office 1 April 1912 26 March 1917MonarchGeorge VGovernors GeneralCharles Hardinge 1st Baron Hardinge of PenshurstFrederic Thesiger 1st Viscount ChelmsfordPreceded bySir William DukeSucceeded byMarquess of ZetlandPersonal detailsBorn 1859 03 18 18 March 1859Edinburgh ScotlandDied16 January 1926 1926 01 16 aged 66 13 Portman Street London EnglandNationalityBritishPolitical partyLiberalSpouseMary NugentAlma materSt John s College Cambridge Contents 1 Background and education 2 Political career 3 Colonial Governor 4 Honours 5 Other public appointments 6 Freemasonry 7 Personal life 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External linksBackground and education EditBorn near Edinburgh Scotland Carmichael was the eldest son of Reverend Sir William Henry Gibson Carmichael 10th Baronet and Eleanora Anne Anderson daughter of David Anderson 1 He was educated at the Wixenford House school of Cowley Powles then near Eversley 2 in Wixenford 3 and St John s College Cambridge 1 4 He succeeded his father as 11th Baronet in 1891 Political career EditCarmichael was Private Secretary to George Trevelyan and Lord Dalhousie when Secretaries for Scotland 1 He unsuccessfully contested Peebles and Selkirk in 1892 5 but was successfully returned as Liberal Member of Parliament for Midlothian in 1895 6 succeeding William Ewart Gladstone He continued to represent this constituency until the 1900 general election 7 During this period Carmichael leased Malleny House and Garden 8 He developed the gardens as well as organising decorative ironwork to be added to the garden 8 Colonial Governor Edit Lord Carmichael as Governor of Victoria Commemorative Plaque laid by Baron Carmichael Governor of Bengal on 4th October 1912 in Dr Graham s Home in KalimpongCarmichael was appointed Governor of Victoria in 1908 and served from 27 July 1908 to 19 May 1911 9 As governor Carmichael permitted Victoria Premier Sir Thomas Bent who had lost a no confidence vote on 3 December 1908 to dissolve the assembly and call for fresh elections Thomas Bent however lost the elections and John Murray succeeded him as premier A Royal Commission investigation was started in 1909 to inquire into the financial misappropriations made by Bent In 1911 Carmichael was appointed governor of Madras and served from 3 November 1911 to 30 March 1912 He was elected President of The Asiatic Society for 1913 15 Honours EditHe was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1908 a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1911 and a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1917 1 In 1912 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Carmichael of Skirling in the County of Peebles 10 Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee created a post Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture after his name Carmichael College in Rangpur Bangladesh is named after and was inaugurated by him in 1916 11 Other public appointments EditCarmichael was also Chairman of the Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland from 1894 to 1897 a Trustee of the Board of Manufactures in Scotland from 1900 12 a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery from 1904 to 1908 and of the National Gallery from 1906 to 1908 and again from 1923 to 1926 3 Between 1920 and 1926 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire 13 In 1891 he founded the Scottish Beekeepers Association 2 Freemasonry EditHe was a freemason He was initiated passed and raised within eight days of 1895 in the Dramatic and Arts Lodge No 757 He became Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1902 and served for two years He was also appointed Senior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Seven years later he became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland When he was appointed Governor of Victoria he resigned from Grand Master only to become almost immediately Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Victoria Served as Provincial Grand Master of Midlothian 1904 1909 14 self published source Personal life EditLord Carmichael married the Hon Mary Helen Elizabeth daughter of Baron Albert Nugent in 1886 They had no children He died at 13 Portman Street London in January 1926 aged 66 and was buried at Skirling Biggar Lanarkshire The barony became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin Henry Thomas Gibson Craig 1 He was a keen amateur entomologist During his career in India he made a large collection of insects mainly from the Darjeeling region which he gave to the Indian Museum before leaving India The damselfly species Drepanosticta carmichaeli was named after him by Laidlaw in 1915 References Edit a b c d e thepeerage com Thomas David Gibson Carmichael 1st and last Baron Carmichael a b Waterston C D Shearer A Macmillan 2006 Royal Fellows of Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 Biographical Index PDF Vol Part One The Royal Society of Edinburgh p 165 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 24 January 2013 a b Prior Katherine Carmichael Thomas David Gibson Baron Carmichael 1859 1926 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 32295 Subscription or UK public library membership required Carmichael or Gibson Carmichael Thomas David Gibson CRML877TD A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Whitaker s Almanack 1893 page 143 No 26651 The London Gazette 9 August 1895 p 4487 leighrayment com House of Commons Paddington to Platting Usurped a b Historic Environment Scotland Malleny GDL00272 Retrieved 18 June 2022 No 28141 The London Gazette 29 May 1908 p 3993 thepeerage com leighrayment com Peerage Carew to Castlereagh Usurped No 28579 The London Gazette 9 February 1912 p 972 Carmichael College Rangpur Brief History English Retrieved 9 September 2020 No 27165 The London Gazette 16 February 1900 p 1076 leighrayment com Peerage Carew to Castlereagh Usurped Vice Regal Grand Master Who and Why Kent Henderson Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2012 Bibliography EditMary Helen Elizabeth Nugent Carmichael baroness 1929 Lord Carmichael of Skirling Hodder and Stoughton External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Thomas Gibson CarmichaelParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byWilliam Ewart Gladstone Member of Parliament for Midlothian1895 1900 Succeeded byMaster of ElibankGovernment officesPreceded bySir Reginald Talbot Governor of Victoria1908 1911 Succeeded bySir John Fuller 1st BaronetPreceded bySir Arthur Lawley Governor of Madras1911 1912 Succeeded bySir Murray Hammick acting Preceded bySir William Duke Governor of Bengal1912 1917 Succeeded byMarquess of ZetlandHonorary titlesPreceded byLord Glenconner Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire1920 1926 Succeeded bySir Michael ThorburnMasonic officesPreceded byCharles Ramsay Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland1907 1909 Succeeded byMarquess of TullibardinePreceded byGeorge Emery Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria1909 1912 Succeeded byAlbert HoldenPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Carmichael1912 1926 ExtinctBaronetage of Nova ScotiaPreceded byWilliam Henry Gibson Carmichael Baronet of Keirhill 1891 1926 Succeeded byHenry Gibson Craig Carmichael Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Gibson Carmichael 1st Baron Carmichael amp oldid 1169305992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
