Friday, 28 December 2018
2135 Francis Norrie-Miller
Constituency : Perth 1935 ( Liberal National )
Francis succeeded the Tory Lord Scone at Perth after the Liberals were persuaded to put him forward instead of the free trader James Scott. He easily defeated Labour in a straight fight.
Francis was born in Hertfordshire, the son of a senior civil servant. He was educated privately and then went into the insurance business. He was a director of a number of companies but particularly the General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Association and oversaw its expansion overseas as chairman and managing director. His business was based in Glasgow. He lived in Perth and held a number of public appointments in the city. He assisted Belgian refugees during World War One.He was an Anglican. He contested Perth as a Samuelite in 1931 and came a good second.
Francis was 76 and found parliamentary life too much. He never spoke in the Commons. He stood down at the general election on health grounds and the Tories contested it instead.
Francis was created a baronet in 1936.
He died in 1947 aged 88. A park in Perth was named in his honour.
hat concludes our look at the by-election winners. We now turn to the 1935 election.
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