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James Daniel Gilbert
James Daniel Gilbert (1864 – 26 September 1941) was a British Liberal politician, banker〔''Who was Who'', OUP 2007〕 and City merchant.〔The Times, 3.1.16〕 He was born and brought up in West Newington, a part of London around what is now the Elephant and Castle and was educated privately.〔''Who was Who''〕
==London County Council==
Involved in Liberal politics from the 1880s, Gilbert started his political career on the London County Council (LCC). In 1898 he was elected Progressive Party member for his home area of West Newington. In 1919 he was elected for the re-drawn seat of Southwark Central and re-elected in 1922;
He represented the seat as a Liberal right through until 1928, by which time it had been renamed Central Southwark, losing by just 56 votes to Labour.
During his time on the LCC Gilbert held many committee chairmanships, including those responsible for Corporate Property, the Fire Brigade and Rivers. He was also Progressive Chief Whip from 1901-1907. He was particularly involved with issues of transport, campaigning to keep public transport fares low, to ease travelling conditions for passengers and reduce accidents.〔The Times, 13.5.19, 14.5.19, 20.5.19, 22.10.19, 19.8.21, 25.7.22, 5.2.23, 26.4.26〕 He took a special interest in transport questions on and around the River Thames. He proposed a resolution for a Circular Overbridge and for trams along the Embankment. He was later instrumental in securing a Steamboats Bill and organised the first services. Gilbert was a member of the Port of London Authority between 1913 and 1939 and chaired its River Committee from 1934-1939. He was the LCC representative on the Thames Conservancy 〔The Times, 3.2.21〕 and was its chairman for the year 1937-38.〔The Times, 13.4.37〕 He was a member of the River Wandle Advisory Committee from 1928-35. He was also an early proponent for the new County Hall building to be located overlooking the Thames near Westminster Bridge. He served as the LCC nominee on the Council of Morley College. Gilbert acquired the reputation of being a master of detail as a politician on the LCC and was an expert at asking questions to elicit information useful to his causes. He was said to have carried those skills into his Parliamentary career.〔Sir Percy Harris; ''Forty Years In and Out of Parliament'', Andrew Melrose 1947 p51〕
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