David Johnstone Pryde
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David Johnstone Pryde was a Scottish Labour
politician.
The youngest son of Matthew James John Maitland Pryde, of Gorebridge
, Midlothian, he was educated at Lasswade
Secondary School and at the Scottish Labour College.
He worked as a colliery clerk and as a miners' trade union official, including with the National Union of Scottish Miners. He was elected to Bonnyrigg
and Lasswade Town Council in 1938, and twice served as election agent to Joseph Westwood
.
He was the unsuccessful Labour candidate for Peebles and South Midlothian
in 1935, but was elected for that seat in 1945. Following the boundary changes, he sat for the short-lived seat of Midlothian and Peebles
from 1950 until 1955,and then for Midlothian
from 1955 until his death in August 1959. The seat remained vacant until the general election in October 1959.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
The youngest son of Matthew James John Maitland Pryde, of Gorebridge
Gorebridge
Gorebridge is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. The village gets its name from the bridge across the River Gore, a tributary of the South Esk. It was once the home of Scotland's first gunpowder mill, at the Gore Water, commencing operation in 1794.Gorebridge has an annual gala day....
, Midlothian, he was educated at Lasswade
Lasswade
Lasswade is a civil parish and village in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles south of Edinburgh city centre, between Dalkeith and Loanhead...
Secondary School and at the Scottish Labour College.
He worked as a colliery clerk and as a miners' trade union official, including with the National Union of Scottish Miners. He was elected to Bonnyrigg
Bonnyrigg
Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles southeast of Edinburgh city centre. The town had a population of 11,260 in the 1991 census which has risen to 14,457 according to the 2001 census. Along with Lasswade, Bonnyrigg is a twin town with Saint-Cyr-l'École, France.- History :Early...
and Lasswade Town Council in 1938, and twice served as election agent to Joseph Westwood
Joseph Westwood
Joseph Westwood was a Scottish Labour politician.Educated at Buckhaven Higher Grade School, he worked as a draper's apprentice, messenger boy and miner...
.
He was the unsuccessful Labour candidate for Peebles and South Midlothian
Peebles and Southern Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)
Peebles and Southern Midlothian was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950...
in 1935, but was elected for that seat in 1945. Following the boundary changes, he sat for the short-lived seat of Midlothian and Peebles
Midlothian and Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian and Peeblesshire was a short-lived county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1955. It was formed by a merger of parts of the old Midlothian and Peebles Northern and Peebles and Southern constituencies. It was reunited...
from 1950 until 1955,and then for Midlothian
Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian in Scotland, is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
from 1955 until his death in August 1959. The seat remained vacant until the general election in October 1959.