Gilbert Beith

Gilbert Beith (5 July 1827 – 5 July 1904)[1] was a Scottish merchant and Liberal politician.

Beith was the son of the Rev. Alexander Beith, D.D., and brother of Ian Hay Beith, of Stirling. He was a partner in the firm of Beith, Stevenson, & Co., export merchants of Glasgow and Manchester, and a Director of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.[2]

At the 1885 general election, Beith was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central,[3] but at the 1886 election he lost the seat in a large swing to the Conservative Party candidate.[3] He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1892 general election as the MP for Inverness Burghs, and held that seat until he stood down at the next election, in 1895.

Family

His daughter Jane Fordyce Beith married Frederick Moir.[4]

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gollark: That's post-decrement, *is* it one less?
gollark: > it might not be portable to other places.I have explained why I think this.
gollark: It's interesting to actually look at the ethics and underlying causes and whatever instead of just "no discussing this"? We have a cool and rare thing here and it might not be portable to other places.
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References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
  2. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 506. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  4. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/alexander-l-moir/moir-genealogy-and-collateral-lines-with-historical-notes-rio/page-20-moir-genealogy-and-collateral-lines-with-historical-notes-rio.shtml
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency
 Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central
1885 – 1886		 Succeeded by
John George Alexander Baird
Preceded by
Robert Finlay		 Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs
1892 – 1895		 Succeeded by
Robert Finlay


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