Sir James Carmichael, 3rd Baronet
Sir James Morse Carmichael, 3rd Baronet (20 July 1844 – 31 May 1902)[1] was a Scottish civil servant and Liberal politician.
Background
[edit]He was the only son of Sir James Carmichael, 2nd Baronet and his wife Louisa Charlotte Butler, daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, 8th Baronet.[2] Carmichael was educated at Radley College.[3] In 1883, he succeeded his father as baronet and 26th Chief of the Name and Arms of Carmichael.[2] He claimed the dormant title Earl of Hyndford, however was rejected.[2]
Career
[edit]Carmichael was appointed a Clerk in Admiralty in 1862, a post he held until 1880.[3] He was attached to Sir William Hutt in 1864 and became private secretary to John Bright in 1873.[3] Between 1882 and 1885 he served in same capacity to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Childers and subsequently to the prime minister William Ewart Gladstone until 1886.[3]
Carmichael contested Northamptonshire North unsuccessfully in 1885, and Northamptonshire South one year later.[3] He entered the British House of Commons in 1892, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow St Rollox until 1895.[4]
He died at his residence in Westminster on 31 May 1902 aged 57 and unmarried.[5][6] With his death the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d Burke, John (2001). Peter de Vere Beauclerk-Dewar (ed.). Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain. p. 190. ISBN 0-9711966-0-5.
- ^ a b c d e Debrett, John (1893). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Oldhams Press. p. 100.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, St Rollox". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36783. London. 2 June 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "ThePeerage – Sir James Morse Carmichael, 3rd Bt". Retrieved 8 January 2007.
