James Kidd was Unionist Party politician in Scotland

Scotland

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. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 until his death.

He was elected at the 1918 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1918

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 as Member of Parliament

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 MP for Linlithgowshire

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, standing as a Coalition Unionist (i.e. a supporter of David Lloyd George

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's Coalition Government). He was defeated at the 1922 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1922

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 by the Labour Party

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 candidate Manny Shinwell.

Kidd stood again in 1923

United Kingdom general election, 1923

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, without success, but defeated Shinwell at the 1924 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1924

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 and held the seat until his death in 1928, aged nearly 56.

He also served briefly as an Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

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 with responsibility for health.

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