Thursday, 30 August 2018
2014 Robert Mitchell
Constituency : Perth 1923-24
The Liberals didn't have a good election in Scotland with a net loss of 7 seats but Robert managed to take Perth from the Tories in a straight fight.
Robert was a solicitor's son. He was educated at Perth Academy and Edinburgh University. He became a solicitor himself then a Scottish barrister in 1914.
Robert was defeated in 1924 due to Labour intervention.
In 1934 he was appointed Chairman of the Scottish Land Court and took the judicial title of Lord MacGregor Mitchell.
He died in 1938 aged 62.
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