John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet
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The Right Honourable Sir John Gilmour Bt GCVO DSO TD PC JP DL |
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| Home Secretary | |
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In office 1 October 1932 – 7 June 1935 |
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| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir Herbert Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Simon |
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| Born | 27 May 1876 Montrave, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 30 March 1940 (aged 63) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Louise Lambert (2) Violet Agnes Lambert (3) Lady Mary Cecilia Hamilton |
| Alma mater |
University of Edinburgh Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet, GCVO, DSO, TD, PC, JP, DL (27 May 1876 – 30 March 1940) was a Scottish Unionist politician. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1932 to 1935.
Gilmour was the son of Sir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet, chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party, who was created a baronet in 1897. His mother was Henrietta, daughter of David Gilmour. He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, the University of Edinburgh and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Gilmour was a lieutenant in the Fifeshire Volunteer Light Horse, and was among the officers of the Fife and Forfar volunteer battalions to volunteer for service in the Second Boer War. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Imperial Yeomanry on 7 February 1900, and served in South Africa with the 20th (Fife and Forfarshire Light Horse) Company of the 6th Battalion. He left Liverpool for South Africa with the company on the SS Cymric in March 1900. For his service, he was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps and was twice mentioned in despatches (by Lord Roberts dated 4 September 1901 and in the final despatch by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902). His letters from the Boer War were published in 1996 under the title "Clearly My Duty" by his son, Sir John Gilmour, 3rd Baronet. He again served in World War I with the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, where he was again mentioned in despatches and awarded the DSO with bar. His service after the war saw him rise to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel when he commanded the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. On 8 May 1931 he was made the Honorary Colonel of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.
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