Background
CLELAND, James William was born in 1874 in Glasgow. Son of Charles Cleland, manufacturer.
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James William CLELAND
James William CLELAND, British Member of Parliament.
Education
Glasgow Academy; Balliol College, Oxford. Graduated with honours in School of Jurisprudence.
Career
Called to Bar, Middle Temple, 1899. President of the Oxford Union. Member of London County Council for Lewisham since 1901.
Chairman of Parks and Establishment Committees. Contested Lewisham, 1903. Member of Parliament, Liberal Bridgeton Division Glasgow since 1906; barrister-at-law.
Membership
Clubs: Union, National Liberal; Glasgow Liberal.
Interests
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Cycling, volunteering, golf.
Connections
- Father:
- Charles Cleland
