Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet
| Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, 1st Baronet of Glendarroch |
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|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1875 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 21 April 1935 (aged 59) Dunbar, Scotland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Unit |
Scottish Horse Lovat Scouts |
| Battles/wars |
Egypt Salonika |
| Other work |
Scottish Unionist Politician Barrister |
Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, 1st Baronet, KC (27 May 1875 – 21 April 1935) was a Scottish Unionist politician and lawyer.
He was the third son of James Wishart Thomson of Glenpark, Balerno, Midlothian; James was a son of William Thomson, co-founder of the Ben Line.
Educated at Edinburgh Academy, University College, Oxford and at Edinburgh University, he was called to the Scottish bar in 1901, and to the English bar in 1904.
He served in Egypt as a Lieutenant with the Scottish Horse and in Salonika with the Lovat Scouts, where he was severely wounded.
He was Unionist Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South from 1918 until his death.
He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Robert Horne, 1919–1922, and a Junior Lord of the Treasury from February–April 1923. He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1923 and appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland from April 1923 to 1924. He was again a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1924–1928, Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household, 1928–1929 and September–November 1931, and Treasurer of the Household from 1931 until his death in 1935.
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