Name Samuel Galbraith Role Politician | Resigned March 20, 2001 | |
Died August 18, 2014, Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
Samuel Galbraith (4 July 1853 – 10 April 1936) was a Liberal Party politician and Trade Unionist in the United Kingdom.
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Background
He was born in Ballydrain, Comber, Ireland, a son of Samuel Galbraith. In 1886, he married Helen King Petty. In 1917 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.
Career
He was an elected member of Durham County Council from 1888-1900, and an appointedAlderman from 1900-1936. He worked as a Miners’ Agent from 1900–15. He was elected 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 elected for the new Spennymoor seat.
He did not contest any further elections, and retired from Parliament at the 1922 general election, aged 69.
He served as a Justice of the Peace.