Sir James Henderson-Stewart, 1st Baronet
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Sir James Henderson-Stewart Bt |
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| Chairman of the National Liberal Party | |
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In office 1959–1961 |
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| Preceded by | James Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Colin Thornton-Kemsley |
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In office 1945–1946 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Brown |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Holmes |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 4 February 1952 – 9 January 1957 |
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| Succeeded by | John Hope |
| Member of Parliament for East Fife |
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In office 2 February 1933 – 3 September 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Sir James Duncan Millar |
| Succeeded by | John Gilmour |
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6 December 1897 Crieff, Perthshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 September 1961 (aged 63) |
| Political party |
Liberal Liberal National |
Sir James Henderson-Stewart, 1st Baronet (6 December 1897 – 3 September 1961), born James Henderson Stewart, was a British banker, Army officer and politician. He was a National Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for East Fife from 1933 until his death, and was the sessional chairman of the Parliamentary Party in 1945. He played an important role in negotiating the unity of the National Liberals with the Conservatives, but was unable to persuade the Liberal Party to join as well.
Henderson-Stewart was born at Crieff, Perthshire, the son of Matthew Stewart. He attended Morrison's Academy in the town, interrupting his education to join the Royal Artillery and serve in the First World War. Promoted to Acting Captain in February 1918, he was wounded in action. He left the Army in 1919, placed as a Captain on the Reserve of Officers, and went to the University of Edinburgh where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1922 and a Master of Arts degree in Economics in 1923. He was in the Territorial Army from 1921 to 1925.
At the 1923 general election Stewart was Liberal Party candidate for Leicester East, but finished in third place with only 27% of the vote. In the 1924 general election he fought Derby as the sole Liberal candidate, opposing J. H. Thomas who was a senior Labour Minister. His task was reckoned "a difficult one" and he again finished bottom of the poll.
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