Drummond Shiels
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Sir (Thomas) Drummond Shiels Kt MC MB ChB (7 August 1881 – 1 January 1953) was a Scottish Labour politician.
The son of James Drummond Shiels and Agnes Campbell of Edinburgh, he was educated at Edinburgh University where he graduated MB ChB.
He served in World War I with the 9th (Scottish) Division (and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre).
He was a member of Edinburgh Town Council and Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East from 1924-1931. He served in government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India in 1929 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1929-1931.
He was a Fellow and Senior President Royal Medical Society and Deputy-Secretary of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He was knighted in 1939.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Myles Hogge |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East 1924–1931 |
Succeeded by David Marshall Mason |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Earl Winterton |
Under-Secretary of State for India 1929 |
Succeeded by Earl Russell |
| Preceded by William Lunn |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Robert William Hamilton |
