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James Parker Smith

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James Parker Smith of Jordanhill, who lived from 1854 to 1929, was a Scottish barrister and Liberal Unionist politician. Qualified as a barrister in 1888, he represented the Partick constituency in the House of Commons from 1890 to 1906, having first won the seat at a by-election. He was sworn to the Privy Council in 1904, elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1921, and later served as warden of the college at Winchester from 1915. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating as fourth Wrangler in mathematics in 1877.

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Role
Scottish barrister and politician 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Scottish 1
Born
1854 1
Birth Date
1854-08-30 1
Birthplace
London 1
Died
1929 1
Death Date
1929-04-30 1
Place of Death
London 1
Role
Role (category)
Politician 1
Role (category)
Barrister 1
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Gender
Male 1
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  • Introduction, sentence 1 (role)
    Scottish barrister and politician
  • Introduction, sentence 1 (nationality)
    Scottish
  • Life section (birth year)
    born on 30 August 1854
  • Life section (birth date)
    30 August 1854
  • Life section (birthplace)
    born in London
  • Life section (death year)
    30 April 1929
  • Life section (death date)
    30 April 1929
  • Life section (death place)
    died at the Brooks's Club in London
  • In Legal System: Scots Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Scottish barrister and politician who served as
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