David Henderson MacDonald
Encyclopedia
David Henderson MacDonald (c. 1857 - 22 June 1919) was briefly the Conservative
MP for Bothwell
in Lanarkshire
, Scotland
.
He was elected MP for Bothwell at the 1918 General Election, defeating the Labour candidate
John Robertson
by 322 votes.
MacDonald did not serve long as an MP, and died in June 1919, aged 61. Robertson won the ensuing by-election.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP for Bothwell
Bothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Bothwell was a county constituency in Lanarkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire constituency.- Boundaries :...
in Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
He was elected MP for Bothwell at the 1918 General Election, defeating the Labour candidate
John Robertson
John Robertson (Bothwell MP)
John Robertson MBE was a Scottish Labour Party politician.He began work in the coal mines as a boy of thirteen, eventually becoming Chairman of the Scottish Miners' Union...
by 322 votes.
MacDonald did not serve long as an MP, and died in June 1919, aged 61. Robertson won the ensuing by-election.