Ian Malcolm (politician)

Infobox Politician
name=Sir Ian Malcolm


country=United Kingdom
birth_date =birth date|1868|9|3|df=y
birth_place =
death_date =death date and age|1944|12|28|1868|9|3|df=y
death_place =
term_start =1910
term_end=1918
predecessor =Robert Hermon-Hodge
successor ="seat abolished"
spouse=Jeanne Langtry
constituency=Croydon
term_start2=1918
term_end2=1919
predecessor2="New seat"
successor2=Allan Smith
constituency2=Croydon South
party=Conservative Party Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm, 17th Laird of Poltalloch, KCMG (1919), (3 September 1868 - 28 December 1944) was a Conservative Member of Parliament and Chieftain of the Clan MacCallum / Malcolm.

He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He served as a Justice of the Peace (Argyll, 1898) and as MP for Croydon 1910-1918, then Croydon South 1918 until 1919. His Labour opponent in the 1918 General Election was H.T. Muggeridge, father of Malcolm Muggeridge.

Sir Ian held many diplomatic and political appointments and was a British Red Cross Officer during the First World War in France, Switzerland, Russia and the U.S.. He was private secretary to Balfour at the Peace Conference in 1919.

On 30 June 1902 at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Jeanne Langtry, daughter of Lillie Langtry, the famous actress, married Sir Ian. Breaking all tradition, the bride was given away by her mother. Unfortunately, Malcolm's family was far from impressed by their new daughter-in-law's mother -- it is likely they were highly aware that Jeanne Marie's father was not Lillie Langtry's first husband, Edward Langtry, but one of her numerous lovers -- and Lillie saw less and less of her daughter. Jeanne and Sir Ian lived alternately in a house in Belgravia, London, or at the Malcolm’s family seat at Poltalloch in Scotland.

Their first child, George Ian, was born ten months after the wedding. Victor (the first husband of the actress Ann Todd) and Angus followed in the next five years, then a decade later, Helen Mary.

Sir Ian was the author of a number of books, including: "A Persian Pastoral" (poetry), "Highland Lore and Legend", Paraphrased by I. Malcolm (in verse), "Indian Pictures and Problems", "Lord Balfour", "Poets at Play" (parodies), "Songs of the Clachan", "Stuff and Nonsense: a book of war verses", "The Calendar of Empire", other essays: "Vacant Thrones", "Verses for Music", and "War Pictures behind the Lines".

He also edited "Convicted", a record of disloyal speeches, resolutions, leaflets and posters, published in Ireland and the USA between 1880 and 1911.