James Murray (Scottish politician)
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James Murray was a Scottish Liberal Party
politician.
He was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament
for East Aberdeenshire
at a by-election in 1906, following the death of the Liberal MP James Annand
, who had held the seat for only 16 days. He held the seat until the January 1910 general election, when he did not stand again.
He was knight
ed in 1915.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
He was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for East Aberdeenshire
East Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Aberdeenshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918 and form 1950 to 1983...
at a by-election in 1906, following the death of the Liberal MP James Annand
James Annand
James Annand was a Scottish journalist, newspaper editor and Liberal Party politician.Born at Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the eldest son of blacksmith Robert Annand and his wife Margaret Moir, James Annand began his working life following in his father's trade as a blacksmith in Longside...
, who had held the seat for only 16 days. He held the seat until the January 1910 general election, when he did not stand again.
He was knight
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
ed in 1915.