James Welsh (Paisley MP)
For other people named James Welsh, see James Welsh (disambiguation).
James Welsh (29 January 1881 – 16 December 1969) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley, but was defeated at the 1931 general election by the Liberal Party candidate Joseph Maclay.
Long a member of the Independent Labour Party, Welsh resigned in 1933 to join the Scottish Socialist Party. In later life, he was a member of the Arts Council of Great Britain.[1]
References
- ↑ Euan McArthur, Scotland, CEMA and the Arts Council, 1919-1967
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Welsh
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Rosslyn Mitchell |
Member of Parliament for Paisley 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Joseph Maclay |
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