Edward Rosslyn Mitchell (16 May 1879 – 31 October 1965) was a politician who as

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(MP) represented the

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of Paisley,

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in the

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from 1924 to 1929. He sat as a Labour Party MP, but had earlier unsuccessfully stood for the

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. He was educated at

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and then the

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. He stood as Liberal candidate in

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the

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. He was called 'The Pocket Rosebery'.The Downfall of the Liberal Party by Trevor Wilson, pg. 302 He was Labour candidate for Glasgow Central against Prime Minister

Bonar Law Andrew Bonar Law ( ; 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. Law was born in the British colony of New Brunswick (now ...

at the 1922 general election and the 1923 general election. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Paisley in 1924, beating former Prime Minister

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. He stood down in 1929.

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* People educated at Hillhead High School Alumni of the University of Glasgow Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Paisley constituencies 1879 births 1965 deaths UK MPs 1924–1929 Scottish Labour MPs Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub