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Edward Mitchell (Scottish politician)

Edward Mitchell (Scottish politician)

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Edward Rosslyn Mitchell (16 May 1879 – 31 October 1965)[1][2] was a politician who as Member of Parliament (MP) represented the constituency of Paisley, Scotland in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1924 to 1929. He sat as a Labour Party MP, but had earlier unsuccessfully stood for the Liberal Party.

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He was educated at Hillhead High School and then the University of Glasgow.[3]

He stood as Liberal candidate for Buteshire in the December 1910 general election. He was called 'The Pocket Rosebery'.[4] He was Labour candidate for Glasgow Central against Prime Minister Bonar Law at the 1922 general election and the 1923 general election. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Paisley in 1924, beating former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith. He stood down in 1929.

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  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1 )
  2. [2]
    "Mr Edward Mitchell". theyworkforyou.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Mr Rosslyn Mitchell. Former M.P. for Paisley". The Herald. Glasgow. 1 November 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    The Downfall of the Liberal Party by Trevor Wilson, pg. 302
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