Gilbert McMicking (British politician)

Major Gilbert McMicking CMG (24 March 1862 – 15 November 1942) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.

Gilbert McMicking
Member of Parliament
for Galloway
In office
14 December 1918 – 26 October 1922
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byCecil Dudgeon
Member of Parliament
for Kirkcudbrightshire
In office
December 1910 – 25 November 1918
Preceded byMark MacTaggart-Stewart
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Kirkcudbrightshire
In office
1906 – January 1910
Preceded byJohn Maxwell Heron-Maxwell
Succeeded byMark MacTaggart-Stewart
Personal details
Born(1862-03-24)24 March 1862
Liverpool, England
Died15 November 1942(1942-11-15) (aged 80)
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Gertrude Gore
(m. 1893; died 1920)
Ethel Binny Douglas
(m. 1921)
Children3
Parent(s)Gilbert McMicking
Helen MacFarlane
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/serviceCity of London Imperial Volunteers
Years of service1899 – 1901
RankMajor
Battles/warsSecond Boer War:
Siege of Kimberley

He was the son of Gilbert McMicking and Helen MacFarlane.

On 1 November 1893 at Kensington, London. Gilbert married first, Gertrude Rosabel Katherine Gore (1871-1920). Gilbert and Gertrude were the parents of:

  • Gilbert Thomas Gore McMicking, b.2 August 1894, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England – d.11 November 1918 in Netherlands
  • Ralph Gore McMicking, b. May, 1897, Dadford, England – d.1964,Surrey, England
  • Robert James Gore McMicking (b. 6 October 1905 – d.1983, Surrey).

On 22 July 1921 at London, England, Gilbert married second, Ethel Eliza Binny Douglas (1876-1935).[1]

He served with the Honourable Artillery Company and reached the rank of Major. After the outbreak of the Second Boer War in October 1899, a corps of imperial volunteers from London was formed in late December 1899. The corps included infantry, mounted infantry and artillery divisions and was authorized with the name City of London Imperial Volunteers (CIV). It proceeded to South Africa in the early months of 1900, returned in October the same year, and was disbanded in December 1900. Major McMicking was appointed in charge of Field Battery (the artillery division) of the CIV on 1 January 1900, with the temporary rank of Major in the Army,[2] and left London for South Africa in early February with a contingent of officers and men of the Honourable Artillery Company.[3] He served in command of the artillery division of the CIV until the corps was disbanded. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services in South Africa in 1901.[4]

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcudbrightshire from 1906 to January 1910, and from December 1910 until the constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election. He was then elected for the new Galloway constituency, and stood down at the 1922 general election.

References

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  1. ^ "Maj Gilbert McMcking". McMicking Family Website. Wixsite.
  2. ^ "No. 27157". The London Gazette. 26 January 1900. p. 516.
  3. ^ "The War – The Auxiliary Forces". The Times. No. 36057. London. 5 February 1900. p. 10.
  4. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6328.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbrightshire
1906Jan. 1910
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbrightshire
Dec. 19101918
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Galloway
19181922
Succeeded by