Constituency : Orkney and Shetland 1921-22
Malcolm took over at Orkney and Shetland as a Coalition Liberal after the death of the long serving Cathcart Wason. He was unopposed.
Malcolm was a crofter's son who became a prosperous businessman in Leith. He was chairman of the North British Cold Storage & Ice Co and Provost of Leith from 1907 to 1917.
In 1922 Malcolm was defeated by an Asquithian opponent, Robert Hamilton, in a straight fight.
He died in 1935 aged 78.
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