Alexander Shaw, 2nd Baron Craigmyle (28 February 1883 – 29 September 1944)[1] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
The Lord Craigmyle | |
|---|---|
 Alexander Shaw | |
| Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock Burghs | |
| In office 1915–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Will Gladstone |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock | |
| In office 1918–1923 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Robert Climie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1883 |
| Died | 29 September 1944 (aged 61) |
| Spouse | Lady Margaret Cargill Mackay |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Thomas Shaw (son) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Royal Marines |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Somme |
Life
editShaw was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Oxford[2] (where he was President of the Oxford Union in 1905).[3] A lawyer by profession, he was called to the bar in 1908.[3]
In 1913, he married Lady Margaret Cargill Mackay, who gave him one son and three daughters. During the First World War he served in the Royal Marine Artillery and was involved in the Battle of the Somme.[3] Outside Parliament, he was a director of the Bank of England and Chairman of P & O.[3]
The son of the Law Lord Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle, he succeeded to the peerage on his father's death in 1937.[citation needed]
Upon his own death in 1944, aged 61, he was succeeded by his only son Thomas Donald Mackay Shaw (1923–1998).[citation needed]
Parliamentary career
editHe was elected unopposed as the member of parliament (MP) for the Kilmarnock Burghs at a by-election in 1915,[4] and held the seat until its abolition for the 1918 general election. He was then elected as a Coalition Liberal for the new county constituency of Kilmarnock,[5] retaining the seat as a Liberal in 1922. He resigned from the House of Commons on 12 November 1923 by the procedural device of accepting a nominal appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[6] No by-election was held, and the seat remained vacant when Parliament was dissolved on 16 November for the 1923 general election.[5]
Arms
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References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
- ^ "Craigmyle, 2nd Baron, (Alexander Shaw) (28 Feb. 1883–29 Sept. 1944)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007
- ^ a b c d The Times 30 September 1944, page 6: Obituary, Lord Craigmyle.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 513. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 616. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1921.
External links
edit- Thomas Donald Mackay Shaw, 3rd Baron Craigmyle obituary, independent.co.uk. Accessed 12 December 2022.
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