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'''James Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy''' ([[1868]]–[[15 July]] [[1935]]) was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] British politician and supporter of [[David Lloyd George]]. Originally a journalist, he became a member of parliament for [[Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]] in 1892. He was also an outspoken advocate of [[home rule]] for [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Wales]]. He was created '''Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy''' in 1921, and this became extinct upon his death.

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'''James Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy''', [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (24 April 1868 – 15 July 1935), known as '''Sir Henry Dalziel, Bt''', between 1918 and 1921, was a British [[newspaper]] proprietor, [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician and supporter of [[David Lloyd George]].

==Background and education==

Dalziel was born in [[Borgue, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright|Borgue]], [[Kirkcudbrightshire]], the son of James Dalziel (died 1904), a [[shoemaker]]. He was educated at Borgue Academy, [[Shrewsbury High School (England)|Shrewsbury High School]], and [[King's College London]].<ref name="thepeerage.com">[https://thepeerage.com/p23313.htm thepeerage.com James Henry Dalziel, 1st and last Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy]</ref>

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==Career==

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Originally a journalist, Dalziel became [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kirkcaldy Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy Burghs]] in 1892. He was also an outspoken advocate of [[home rule]] for [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Wales]]. After his retirement he joined the [[National Party of Scotland]].

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In 1914 he became sole owner of ''[[Reynolds's News]]'', in which he had long had a financial interest. He also bought the ''[[Pall Mall Gazette]]'' in 1917 and the same year was given the [[Freedom of the City]] of Kirkcaldy.<ref name=BNA>{{cite news |title=Men and Women of Today |work=Dundee Courier |date=25 April 1931 |accessdate=18 December 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19310425/175/0010| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Lloyd George made him chairman and political director of the ''[[Daily Chronicle (United Kingdom)|Daily Chronicle]]'' in 1918. He sold all his newspaper interests in 1922.

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==Honours==

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Dalziel was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1908,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28206 |date=18 December 1908 |page=9650 }}</ref> and appointed to the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28621 |date=25 June 1912 |page=4549 }}</ref> He was created a '''Baronet''', of Brooklands, [[Chobham]], in the [[County of Surrey]], in 1918.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30655 |date=26 April 1918 |page=5064 }}</ref> Dalziel was raised to the [[peerage]] as '''Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy''', ''of [[Marylebone]] in the [[County of London]]'', in the [[1921 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32346 |date=4 June 1921 |page=4529 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32384 |date=8 July 1921 |page=5480}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Lord Dalziel of Kirkcaldy married Amy (née Thackery), widow of Donald Macreae, in July 1928 at the British Embassy in Paris.<ref name=BNA /> They had no children. He died in July 1935, aged 67, whereupon the baronetcy and barony became extinct.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/>

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