James Galbraith | |
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| Member of Parliament for East Surrey | |
| In office 1922–1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Francis Wallace Galbraith 1872 |
| Died | 29 January 1945 (aged 72–73) |
James Francis Wallace Galbraith (1872 – 29 January 1945) was a British politician and judge. He represented East Surrey for the Conservative Party between 1922 and 1935.
Galbraith was educated at Oriel College, Oxford,[1] and was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1892, narrowly defeating Evan Cotton, later a Liberal MP.[2] After Oxford he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1893, and practiced as a barrister for many years. He became a King's Counsel in 1919, and was elected as treasurer of the General Council of the Bar in 1921.[1]
He contested Halifax at the January 1910 and December 1910 general elections.[1] It was then a Liberal/Labour dominated seat, and he was clearly defeated both times. In 1922, he was selected as the prospective candidate for East Surrey, a more affluent Conservative safe seat. He won the seat with a clear majority at the 1922 general election, and held the seat until the 1935 general election.
Galbraith was expected to stand for re-election, but shortly after dissolution it was announced that he would be appointed as a county court judge in Leicester, which would render him unable to be elected to Parliament.[3] He remained a judge until his death in 1945.[1]