Background
He was the son of Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet and succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1913.
He was the son of Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet and succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1913.
He unsuccessfully contested the Morpeth constituency as a Unionist in the 1906 general election and was also an unsuccessful candidate for Deptford in the January and December general elections of 1910. He was also a Private Chamberlain of Sword and Cape to Popes Pius X, Benedict XV, Pius XI and Pius XII.
30th United Kingdom Parliament. 31st United Kingdom Parliament.
He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon at a by-election in April 1916 and then for East Surrey in December 1918, retaining his seat until October 1922.