James Gibson, 1st Baronet

Gibson's grave in Dean Cemetery , Edinburgh

Sir James Puckering Gibson, 1st Baronet JP DL ( August 14, 1849 - January 11, 1912 ) was a British politician.

Life

Gibson was born in 1849. In 1884 he married from Derbyshire originating Marian Potter . He served as Justice of the Peace for both Midlothian and Edinburgh . He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Midlothian. In November 1909 he was raised to the hereditary nobility as Baronet , of Regent-terrace in the County of the City of Edinburgh . Since he remained childless, the title of nobility expired when he died in 1912.

Political career

Gibson was Lord Provost (roughly Lord Mayor) of Edinburgh from 1906 to 1909 . Since 1899 George McCrae held the lower house mandate of the constituency of Edinburgh East . When McCrae accepted a position in the Scottish local government in 1909, he gave up his mandate, which is why by-elections were required in the constituency. Gibson applied to succeed McCraes in the Liberal Party . His opponent was the Liberal Unionist Patrick Ford . Despite heavy loss of vote, Gibson prevailed against Ford on election day and moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . In the following general election in January and December 1910 , he held his mandate and was able to increase his share of the vote. Gibson died during the 1912 parliamentary term. Gibson's party colleague James Hogge won the by-elections required in the constituency of Edinburgh East .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James Gibson in Hansard (English)
2. ^ Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom , London, 1913, p. 466.
3. ↑ The London Gazette : No. 28312, p. 8934 , November 26, 1909.
4. ↑ Information on Gibson's tombstone
5. ^ National Union Gleanings, 1912, Volume 38, p. 233.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Debrett’s Guide to the House of Commons 1916, p. 210.

Web links

• James Gibson at Hansard (English)