Gilbert Beith

Gilbert Beith (5 July 1827 – 5 July 1904)^[1] was a Scottish merchant and Liberal politician.

Beith was the son of the Rev. Alexander Beith, D.D., and brother of Ian Hay Beith, of Stirling. He was a partner in the firm of Beith, Stevenson, & Co., export merchants of Glasgow and Manchester, and a Director of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.^[2]

At the 1885 general election, Beith was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central,^[3] but at the 1886 election he lost the seat in a large swing to the Conservative Party candidate.^[3] He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1892 general election as the MP for Inverness Burghs, and held that seat until he stood down at the next election, in 1895.

Family

His daughter Jane Fordyce Beith married Frederick Moir.^[4]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
2. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 506. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
4. "Read the eBook Moir genealogy and collateral lines, with historical notes by Alexander L. Moir online for free (Page 20 of 49)".

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gilbert Beith

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency see Glasgow	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central 1885 – 1886	Succeeded by John George Alexander Baird
Preceded by Robert Finlay	Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs 1892 – 1895	Succeeded by Robert Finlay