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Thomas Hunter (Scottish Politician)
Sir Thomas Hunter (2 October 1872 – 19 March 1953) was a Scottish Unionist Party (Scotland), Unionist Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth (UK Parliament constituency), Perth. He was one of the leading campaigners against Jews from Germany being allowed to enter the United Kingdom. Hunter was elected for the Perth seat at the 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 general election, and held it until he stood down from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 general election. References External links * 1872 births 1953 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs {{Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionist Party (Scotland)
The Unionist Party was the main centre-right political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965. Independent of, although associated with, the Conservative Party in England and Wales, it stood for election at different periods of its history in alliance with a small number of Liberal Unionist and National Liberal candidates. Those who became members of parliament (MPs) would take the Conservative Whip at Westminster as the Ulster Unionists did until 1972. At Westminster, the differences between the Scottish Unionist and the English party could appear blurred or non-existent to the external casual observer, especially as many Scottish MPs were prominent in the parliamentary Conservative Party. Examples include party leaders Bonar Law (1911–1921 and 1922–1923) and Sir Alec Douglas-Home (1963–1965), both of whom served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The party traditionally did not stand at local government level but instead supported and assisted the Progressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
