John Thom
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Gibb Thom DSO MC (1 August 1891 – 19 February 1941) was a British soldier, judge and politician from Linlithgow.
Thom served with the Gordon Highlanders, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917,[1] and later that year received the Distinguished Service Order for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty".
He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire in 1926, losing the 1929 election but returning to office in 1931, where he stayed until resigning a year later.
In 1937 he was knighted as part of the New Years Honours, and was also made Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature in Allahabad, a position he held until his death in 1941, aged 49.[2]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29886. p. 42. 29 December 1916. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ Indian Annual Register, 1941
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Gibb Thom
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by David Fleming |
Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire 1926 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Willie Brooke |
| Preceded by Willie Brooke |
Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire 1931 – 1932 |
Succeeded by Archibald Cochrane |
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