Samuel Galbraith JP OBE (4 July 1853 – 10 April 1936) was a

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politician and Trade Unionist in the

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Background

Galbraith was born in Ballydrain,

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, a son of Samuel Galbraith. He was self educated. In 1886, he married Helen King Petty. In 1917 he was awarded the

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Career

Galbraith started work as a checkweighman at Browney colliery. He worked as a Miners’ Agent from 1900 to 1915. He became a Secretary of the

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Politics

Galbraith was an elected member of

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from 1888 to 1900 and an appointed

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from 1900 to 1936. He was elected unopposed as

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(MP) for Mid Durham at a

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in 1915, sponsored by the Durham Miners' Association. When that constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election, he was selected for the new

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seat and again sponsored by the Durham Miners. The Coalition Liberal Chief Whip,

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regarded him as a supporter of the Coalition government. However, the Coalition government did not endorse him or his Labour opponent, but he was still easily re-elected; After the election he sat on the Liberal benches in opposition to the Coalition government. He did not contest any further elections, and retired from

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at the 1922 general election, aged 69. He served as a

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for the County of Durham.(2007, December 01). Galbraith, Samuel, (4 July 1853–10 April 1936), MP (L) Mid-Durham, 1915–18; Spennymoor Division, 1918–22. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 27 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-209806.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galbraith, Samuel 1853 births 1936 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Liberal-Labour (UK) MPs UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922