William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon
| The Lord Selsdon | |
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| Postmaster General | |
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In office 1924–1929 |
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| Preceded by | Vernon Hartshorn |
| Succeeded by | Hastings Lees-Smith |
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Member of Parliament for Croydon South |
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In office 6 December 1923 – 15 January 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Macgregor Smith |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Williams |
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Member of Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill |
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In office 14 December 1918 – 15 November 1922 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | John William Muir |
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Member of Parliament for North Down |
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In office 28 April 1910 – 14 December 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Lorimer Corbett |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Watters Brown |
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Member of Parliament for North West Lanarkshire |
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In office 8 February 1906 – 10 February 1910 |
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| Succeeded by | William Pringle |
| Personal details | |
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15 April 1877 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 24 December 1938 (aged 61) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
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Scottish Unionist Irish Unionist Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Annie McEacharn |
| Children | Peter |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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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