| 词条 | Samuel Galbraith |
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Samuel Galbraith JP OBE (4 July 1853 – 10 April 1936) was a Liberal Party politician and Trade Unionist in the United Kingdom. BackgroundGalbraith was born in Ballydrain, Comber, Ulster, a son of Samuel Galbraith. He was self educated.[1] In 1886, he married Helen King Petty. In 1917 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.[2] CareerGalbraith started work as a checkweighman at Browney colliery.[3] He worked as a Miners’ Agent from 1900–15. He became a Secretary of the Durham Miners' Association.[4] PoliticsGalbraith was an elected member of Durham County Council from 1888-1900 and an appointed Alderman from 1900-1936. He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Durham at a by-election in 1915, sponsored by the Durham Miners' Association. When that constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election, he was selected for the new Spennymoor seat and again sponsored by the Durham Miners. The Coalition Liberal Chief Whip, Freddie Guest regarded him as a supporter of the Coalitoin government. However, te Coalition government did not endorse him or his Labour opponent, but he was still easily re-elected; {{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1918[5] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate =Samuel Galbraith |votes = 9,443 |percentage = 53.5 |change = n/a }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Joseph Batey |votes = 8,196 |percentage = 46.5 |change = n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes = |percentage = 7.0 |change = n/a }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 17,639 |percentage = |change = n/a }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = n/a }}{{Election box end}} 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 Parliament at the 1922 general election, aged 69.[6] He served as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Durham.[7] {{s-start}}{{s-par|uk}}{{s-bef | before = John Wilson}}{{s-ttl| title = Member of Parliament for Mid Durham | years = 1915–1918 }}{{s-non | reason = Constituency abolished }}{{s-new | constituency}}{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for Spennymoor | years = 1918–1922 }}{{s-aft | after = Joseph Batey }}{{s-end}} References1. ^Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1918 2. ^Debrett's House of Commons 1922 3. ^The Great Labour Unrest, Lewis H. Mates 4. ^Pitmen Preachers and Politics by Robert Samuel Moore, Robert Moore 5. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 6. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 7. ^(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. External links
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