Sir Douglas Thomson, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Douglas Wishart Thomson, 2nd Baronet (30 October 1905 – 3 January 1972) was a Scottish
Unionist politician.
Thomson was the son of Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet and was educated at Oxford University. He was a member of the Oxford
crews in the Boat Race in 1926 and 1927.
Thomson was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Aberdeen South
at a by-election in May 1935. following the death of his father from whom he inherited the baronetcy
. He held the seat until he "resigned
" on 4 November 1946 by taking the Chiltern Hundreds
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Unionist politician.
Thomson was the son of Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet and was educated at Oxford University. He was a member of the Oxford
Oxford University Boat Club
The Oxford University Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century....
crews in the Boat Race in 1926 and 1927.
Thomson was elected as 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,...
(MP) for Aberdeen South
Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
at a by-election in May 1935. following the death of his father from whom he inherited the baronetcy
Thomson Baronets
There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson , one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
. He held the seat until he "resigned
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
" on 4 November 1946 by taking the Chiltern Hundreds
Chiltern Hundreds
Appointment to the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham is a sinecure appointment which is used as a device allowing a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament to resign his or her seat...
.