Thomas Hunter (Scottish politician)

Sir Thomas Hunter (2 October 1872 – 19 March 1953)^[1] was a Scottish Unionist Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth. He was one of the leading campaigners against Jews from Germany being allowed to enter the United Kingdom.^[2]

Hunter was elected for the Perth seat at the 1935 general election, and held it until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1945 general election.^[3]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
^ "Thomas Hunter". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [First published 1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 643. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Hunter

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Norie-Miller	Member of Parliament for Perth 1935 – 1945	Succeeded by Alan Gomme-Duncan

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)

[2] "Thomas Hunter". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[craig1918-1949-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [First published 1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 643. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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