Friday, 15 December 2017
1764 James Millar
Chart entered : St Andrews Burghs 1910, Northeast Lanarkshire 1911-18, East Fife 1922-4, 1929-33 ( from 1931 Liberal National )
James unseated the Liberal Unionist William Anstruther -Gray in this ultra-tight marginal by 38 votes.
James was a doctor's son from Edinburgh. He had family connections to Duncan MaClaren and John Bright. He was educated at Edinburgh University and became a barrister. He had a large practice in Scotland but operated in England as well.
In the December 1910 election, Anstruther-Gray regained the seat by 49 votes.
In 1911 James took over from Thomas Wilson at Northeast Lanarkshire.
James was a frequent contributor on agriculture and fisheries.
In 1913 James sat on a committee of experts looking into tropical diseases.
James's seat was abolished in 1918. He stood for Motherwell but came second to the couponed Conservative.
In 1922, James regained Asquith's old seat of East Fife for the Liberals. He was defeated in 1924 but regained it in 1929 despite Labour contesting it for the first time.
In 1931 James was returned unopposed. He was not one of the founders of the Liberal Nationals but the local Conservatives were satisfied that he was a loyal supporter of the government. He stayed put when Samuel's Liberals crossed the floor in 1932 and was happy thereafter to identify as a Liberal National.
James was knighted in 1932. He died later that year of phlebitis. His son Ian stood for the Liberals in the Kinross and West Perthshire by-election whih returned Alec Douglas-Home To Parliament.
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