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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Angus Constituency – Biography of Hogg

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Angus Constituency – Biography of Hogg

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : South Angus

    CANDIDATE : Hogg

    PARTY : Lab.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. N. Hogg, aged 43, is a trade union official. A baker in Aberdeen for about 25 years, he was appointed North Scotland organizer for the Scottish Union of Bakers and Confectioners. He joined the Labour Party in 1924, and has served for five years on Aberdeen Town Council.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Kilmarnock Constituency – Biography of Brown

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Kilmarnock Constituency – Biography of Brown

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Kilmarnock

    CANDIDATE : Brown

    PARTY : Comm.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mrs. I. Brown, formerly a teacher, is engaged full time in Communist activities. On three occasions she opposed Viscountess Astor in Parliamentary elections, and fought a by-election in Kilmarnock without success in 1929.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Dunbartonshire East Constituency – Biography of Forrester

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Dunbartonshire East Constituency – Biography of Forrester

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Dunbartonshire East

    CANDIDATE : Forrester

    PARTY : L.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. C. E. Forrester, a boilermaker, was yard convener during the war at Colville’s Steel Works, Clydebridge, where he is secretary of the yard and factory committee and shop steward of the boilermakers. He is a former member of Glasgow Corporation.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Western Isles Constituency – Biography of Sinclair

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Western Isles Constituency – Biography of Sinclair

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Western Isles

    CANDIDATE : Sinclair

    PARTY : L.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Wg. Cdr. H. McD. Sinclair contested the division in 1945. Born in Quebec, he took an M.A. degree at Edinburgh University and gained other academic honours in Canada and the United States. An R.F.C. pil?t in the 1914-18 war, he was a wing commander in the Canadian Air Force in the late war. He was Canadian representative on the European Committee of Unrra, and is joint hon. treasurer of the Liberal International.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Lanarkshire North Constituency – Biography of Nelson

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Lanarkshire North Constituency – Biography of Nelson

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Lanarkshire North

    CANDIDATE : Nelson

    PARTY : L.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. R. F. B. Nelson is 22 and a printer’ He was educated at Arnold School, Blackpool, and is a manager in Glasgow.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Perth and East Perthshire Constituency – Biography of Hughes

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Perth and East Perthshire Constituency – Biography of Hughes

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : Perth and East Perthshire

    CANDIDATE : Hughes

    PARTY : Lab.

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. W. Hughes was born in 1911, and is a building contractor. For many years he has been a member of Dundee City Council, and was the unsuccessful Labour candidate in Perth and Kinross in 1945. Recently he was appointed chairman of the Regional Hospitals Board. When war broke out he was appointed A.R.P. controller for his native Dundee, and was awarded the O.B.E. for his services. He subsequently went into the Army and rose to the rank of captain.

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  • 1950 GENERAL ELECTION : West Lothian Constituency – Biography of Younger

    1950 GENERAL ELECTION : West Lothian Constituency – Biography of Younger

    CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

    The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

    CONSTITUENCY NAME : West Lothian

    CANDIDATE : Younger

    PARTY : C

    ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

    BIOGRAPHY :

    Mr. W. McE. Younger was born in 1905, and is a managing director. He was in the Territorial Army and served throughout the last war. He was in the siege of Tobruk, and won the D.S.O., and with the Eighth Army during the advance from El Alamein to Tunis ; he also commanded the 14th L.A.A. Regiment in the Salerno landings. In 1948 he was elected president of the West Lothian Junior Unionist Association.

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  • FACTS AND FIGURES : Leaders of the SNP at Westminster

    FACTS AND FIGURES : Leaders of the SNP at Westminster

    The list of SNP Leaders at Westminster.

    Westminster Leader : Start – End

    Donald Stewart : 1974 – 1987

    Margaret Ewing : 1987 – 1999

    Alasdair Morgan : 1999 – 2001

    Alex Salmond : 2001 – 2007

    Angus Robertson : 2007 – 2017

    Ian Blackford : 2017 – 2022

    Stephen Flynn : 2022 –

  • House of Lords – Members with Over 40 Years of Service

    House of Lords – Members with Over 40 Years of Service

    The below are those members of the House of Lords with 40 or more years of service, with this list last being updated in November 2022. Only Baroness Gardner of Parkes and Baroness Masham of Ilton are Life Peers.

    The Earl of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury, E. 69 Male Conservative
    Baroness Gardner of Parkes Gardner of Parkes, B. 95 Female Conservative
    The Earl of Rosslyn Rosslyn, E. 64 Male Crossbench
    The Earl of Courtown Courtown, E. 68 Male Conservative
    Lord St John of Bletso St John of Bletso, L. 65 Male Crossbench
    Lord Henley Henley, L. 68 Male Conservative
    The Earl of Erroll Erroll, E. 74 Male Crossbench
    Lord Glenarthur Glenarthur, L. 78 Male Conservative
    Lord Crathorne Crathorne, L. 83 Male Conservative
    Lord Greenway Greenway, L. 81 Male Crossbench
    Lord Geddes Geddes, L. 85 Male Conservative
    Viscount Craigavon Craigavon, V. 78 Male Crossbench
    Viscount Astor Astor, V. 70 Male Conservative
    Earl Peel Peel, E. 75 Male Crossbench
    The Earl of Caithness Caithness, E. 73 Male Conservative
    Baroness Masham of Ilton Masham of Ilton, B. 87 Female Crossbench
    The Earl of Liverpool Liverpool, E. 77 Male Conservative
    Lord Brougham and Vaux Brougham and Vaux, L. 84 Male Conservative
    Lord Hylton Hylton, L. 90 Male Crossbench
    Lord Trefgarne Trefgarne, L. 81 Male Conservative
  • House of Lords – Members Aged 90 and Over

    House of Lords – Members Aged 90 and Over

    The list of Lords in the House of Lords aged 90 or over, with the list last being updated in November 2022.

    Lord Alliance Alliance, L. 90 Male Liberal Democrat
    Lord Bhatia Bhatia, L. 90 Male Non-affiliated
    Lord Clarke of Hampstead Clarke of Hampstead, L. 90 Male Labour
    Lord Hylton Hylton, L. 90 Male Crossbench
    Lord Kalms Kalms, L. 90 Male Non-affiliated
    Lord Lawson of Blaby Lawson of Blaby, L. 90 Male Conservative
    Lord Morris of Aberavon Morris of Aberavon, L. 90 Male Labour
    Lord Singh of Wimbledon Singh of Wimbledon, L. 90 Male Crossbench
    Lord Wakeham Wakeham, L. 90 Male Conservative
    Viscount Bridgeman Bridgeman, V. 91 Male Conservative
    Viscount Eccles Eccles, V. 91 Male Conservative
    Lord Jopling Jopling, L. 91 Male Conservative
    Lord Marlesford Marlesford, L. 91 Male Conservative
    Lord Paul Paul, L. 91 Male Non-affiliated
    Lord Hoyle Hoyle, L. 92 Male Labour
    Baroness Seccombe Seccombe, B. 92 Female Conservative
    Baroness Boothroyd Boothroyd, B. 93 Female Crossbench
    Lord Craig of Radley Craig of Radley, L. 93 Male Crossbench
    Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. 94 Male Liberal Democrat
    Lord Taverne Taverne, L. 94 Male Liberal Democrat
    Baroness Gardner of Parkes Gardner of Parkes, B. 95 Female Conservative
    Lord Christopher Christopher, L. 97 Male Labour