Sir Adam Maitland (25 May 1885 – 5 October 1949)Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, Dod's parliamentary companion, Publisher Dod's Parliamentary Companion, ltd., 1943. (page 421)"Sir Adam Maitland", The Times (London), Saturday, 8 October 1949, page 7, Issue 51507 was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the member of parliament (MP) for Faversham in Kent. He entered Parliament as a result of the 25 January 1928 Faversham by-election,"Faversham By-Election", The Times (London), Wednesday, 11 January 1928, page 9, Issue 44787 and held his seat until 1945."Sir Adam Maitland" at theyworkforyou.com An accountant by profession, he was a Fellow of the Society of Accountants and Auditors. He received a knighthood in 1936, had been a director of the Pall Mall Gazette and Globe, and a director of the London board of the Royal Exchange Assurance.
Personal Maitland was born in Bury, Lancashire,"England and Wales Census, 1901 for Adam Maitland" ' familysearch.org on 25 May 1885 to Joseph Maitland (b.~1853) of Aberdeenshire and his wife Mary (b.~1855)."1891 census" @ findmypast.co.uk, registered in Prestwich, Lancashire Educated privately, on 6 September 1911, he married Nancy Helen, the daughter of Henry Chadwick of Bury, Greater Manchester."England Marriages, 1538–1973 for Adam Maitland" @ familysearch.org
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See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election of 1935, 1931, and 1929