Hon. William Borthwick (14 June 1879 – 16 December 1956) was a British Liberal Party politician, army officer and barrister.
Background He was the son of Sir Thomas Borthwick, 1st BaronetThe Times Guide to the House of Commons 1929 and Letitia Mary Banks. He was a younger brother of Lord Whitburgh.The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1931 In 1909 he married Ruth Margery Rigby of Putney, the only daughter of Jason Rigby. They had four children, including a son William Jason Maxwell Borthwick.'BORTHWICK, (William) Jason (Maxwell)', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 3 Feb 2014 She died in 1971. In 1913 Borthwick was granted the rank of a baron's son.
Career He gained the rank of temporary captain in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, during which he was wounded twice and became a prisoner of war. In 1919 he was called to the bar. At parliamentary elections Borthwick contested, as a Liberal party candidate, the North Dorset constituency four times. He was unsuccessful at each election. He did not stand for parliament again.
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