Sir Douglas Thomson, 2nd Baronet

Sir Frederick Charles Thomson grave, Dean Cemetery

Sir James Douglas Wishart Thomson, 2nd Baronet (30 October 1905 – 3 January 1972)^[1] was a Scottish Unionist politician.

Thomson was the son of Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet and was educated at Oxford University. He was a member of the Oxford crews in the 1926 and 1927 Boat Race.

Thomson was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South at a by-election in May 1935.^[2] following the death of his father from whom he inherited the baronetcy. He held the seat until he "resigned" on 4 November 1946 by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.^[3]

He is buried with his parents in the north-east corner of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

See also

• List of Oxford University Boat Race crews

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
3. Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Douglas Thomson