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William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon

The Lord Selsdon
Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, Bt in 1921.jpg
Postmaster General
In office
1924–1929
Preceded by Vernon Hartshorn
Succeeded by Hastings Lees-Smith
Member of Parliament
for Croydon South
In office
6 December 1923 – 15 January 1932
Preceded by Allan Macgregor Smith
Succeeded by Herbert Williams
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Maryhill
In office
14 December 1918 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by Constituency created
Succeeded by John William Muir
Member of Parliament
for North Down
In office
28 April 1910 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by Thomas Lorimer Corbett
Succeeded by Thomas Watters Brown
Member of Parliament
for North West Lanarkshire
In office
8 February 1906 – 10 February 1910
Succeeded by William Pringle
Personal details
Born (1877-04-15)15 April 1877
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died 24 December 1938(1938-12-24) (aged 61)
London, England
Nationality British
Political party Scottish Unionist
Irish Unionist
Conservative
Spouse(s) Annie McEacharn
Children Peter

William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon KBE PC MP (15 April 1877 – 24 December 1938), known as Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baronet, from 1918 to 1932, was a Scottish politician who served as British Postmaster-General from 1924 till 1929.

Mitchell-Thomson was born in Edinburgh, the son of Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who was created a baronet in 1900.

Mitchell-Thomson was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He earned his LL.B with distinction from the University of Edinburgh in 1902. He joined the Scottish bar that same year, but spent several years traveling before returning to Scotland.

He was elected as a Unionist Member of Parliament for North West Lanarkshire in 1906, serving until his defeat at the January 1910 general election. He was an Irish Unionist Party MP for North Down from April 1910 until 1918.

During the First World War, he served as Director of Restriction of Enemy Supplies. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours.


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