Sir James Morse Carmichael, 3rd Baronet (20 July 1844 – 31 May 1902) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 civil servant and Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician.

Background

He was the only son of Sir James Carmichael, 2nd Baronet and his wife Louisa Charlotte Butler, daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, 8th Baronet. Carmichael was educated in Radley College

Radley College

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. In 1883, he succeeded his father as baronet and 26th Chief of the Name and Arms of Carmichael

Clan Carmichael

-Origins of the clan:The name Carmichael originally comes from lands in Lanarkshire which were granted to Sir James Douglas of Clan Douglas in 1321, and let by his nephew William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas to Sir John Carmichael between 1374 and 1384.d...

. He claimed the dormant title Earl of Hyndford

Earl of Hyndford

Earl of Hyndford was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for John Carmichael, 2nd Lord Carmichael, Secretary of State from 1696 to 1707. He was made Lord Carmichael and Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland...

, however was rejected.

Career

Carmichael was appointed a Clerk in Admiralty in 1862, a post he held until 1880. He was attached to Sir William Hutt

William Hutt (British MP)

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 in 1864 and became private secretary to John Bright

John Bright

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 in 1873. Between 1882 and 1885 he served in same capacity to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Chancellor of the Exchequer

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 Hugh Childers

Hugh Childers

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 and subsequently to the Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone

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 until 1886.

Carmichael contested Northamptonshire North unsuccessfully in 1885, and Northamptonshire South one year later. He entered the British House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 in 1892, sitting as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Glasgow St Rollox until 1895.

He died aged 57 unmarried. With his death the baronetcy became extinct.