The Right Honourable
The Lord Dalziel of Kirkcaldy
PC
Henry Dalziel, 1890s
Member of Parliament
for Kirkcaldy Burghs
In office
1892–1921
Preceded bySir George Campbell
Succeeded byThomas Kennedy
Personal details
Born
James Henry Dalziel

(1868-04-24)24 April 1868
Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Died15 July 1935(1935-07-15) (aged 67)
Hove, Sussex, England
Political partyScottish National Party (after 1934)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (before 1922)
National Party of Scotland (1922–1934)
Spouse
Amy Thackery
​
(m. 1928)​
Parent
  • James Dalziel (father)
EducationBorgue Academy
Shrewsbury High School
Alma materKing's College, London
OccupationPolitician, journalist, newspaper proprietor

James Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy, PC (24 April 1868 – 15 July 1935), known as Sir Henry Dalziel, Bt, between 1918 and 1921, was a British newspaper proprietor, Liberal politician and supporter of David Lloyd George.

Background and education

Dalziel was born in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of James Dalziel (died 1904), a shoemaker. He was educated at Borgue Academy, Shrewsbury High School, and King's College London.[1]

Career

Originally a journalist, Dalziel became Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy Burghs in 1892. He was also an outspoken advocate of home rule for Scotland, Ireland and Wales. After his retirement he joined the National Party of Scotland.

In 1914 he became sole owner of Reynolds's News, in which he had long had a financial interest. He also bought the Pall Mall Gazette in 1917 and the same year was given the Freedom of the City of Kirkcaldy.[2] Lloyd George made him chairman and political director of the Daily Chronicle in 1918. He sold all his newspaper interests in 1922.

Honours

Dalziel was knighted in 1908,[3] and appointed to the Privy Council in 1912.[4] He was created a Baronet, of Brooklands, Chobham, in the County of Surrey, in 1918.[5] Dalziel was raised to the peerage as Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy, of Marylebone in the County of London, in the 1921 Birthday Honours.[6][7]

Personal life

Lord Dalziel of Kirkcaldy married Amy (née Thackery), widow of Donald Macreae, in July 1928 at the British Embassy in Paris.[2] They had no children. He died in July 1935, aged 67, whereupon the baronetcy and barony became extinct.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b thepeerage.com James Henry Dalziel, 1st and last Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy
  2. ^ a b "Men and Women of Today". Dundee Courier. 25 April 1931. Retrieved 18 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "No. 28206". The London Gazette. 18 December 1908. p. 9650.
  4. ^ "No. 28621". The London Gazette. 25 June 1912. p. 4549.
  5. ^ "No. 30655". The London Gazette. 26 April 1918. p. 5064.
  6. ^ "No. 32346". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1921. p. 4529.
  7. ^ "No. 32384". The London Gazette. 8 July 1921. p. 5480.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir George Campbell Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs 1892 – 1921 Succeeded byTom Kennedy Media offices Preceded byWilliam Thompson Editor of Reynold's News 1907 – 1920 Succeeded byJ. Crawley Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy 1921 – 1935 Extinct Baronetage of the United Kingdom New creation Baronet(of Brooklands, Chobham, in the County of Surrey) 1918 – 1935 Extinct


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