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==Biography== |
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Thomas Galbraith was born in [[Glasgow]], the son of [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Conservative]] politician [[Tam Galbraith]] and his Belgian wife Simone du Roy de Blicquy. His father was MP for [[Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Hillhead]] from 1948 until his death in 1982. Galbraith succeeded to the barony in 1985 at the age of 25, following the death of his grandfather [[Thomas Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde]].<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=3774–3776 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Lord Strathclyde: Expert on Scottish Affairs |work=[[The Times]] |page= 10 |date= 15 July 1985 }}</ref> He contested the [[Merseyside East (European Parliament constituency)|Merseyside East]] constituency in the [[1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1984 European election]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 2 |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe2.html |website=Election Demon |access-date=4 February 2022 |date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821101102/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe2.html |archive-date=21 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Thomas Galbraith was born in [[Glasgow]], the son of [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Conservative]] politician [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Tam Galbraith|Sir Tam Galbraith]] and his Belgian wife Simone du Roy de Blicquy. His father was MP for [[Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Hillhead]] from 1948 until his death in 1982. Galbraith succeeded to the barony in 1985 at the age of 25, following the death of his grandfather [[Thomas Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde]].<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=3774–3776 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Lord Strathclyde: Expert on Scottish Affairs |work=[[The Times]] |page= 10 |date= 15 July 1985 }}</ref> He contested the [[Merseyside East (European Parliament constituency)|Merseyside East]] constituency in the [[1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1984 European election]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 2 |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe2.html |website=Election Demon |access-date=4 February 2022 |date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821101102/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe2.html |archive-date=21 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |