Captain John Primrose Hay (4 April 1878 – 5 December 1949) was a Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart. Hay was born in

Coatbridge Coatbridge (, ) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. Along with neighbouring town Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Coatbridge forms the area known as the Monklands (popula ...

and educated at the Glasgow Free Church Training College and the

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. He became a lecturer in mathematics at Manchuria Christian College from 1906 to 1915, after which he joined the

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. He served in France for the remainder of

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, becoming a captain. He was awarded the Chinese

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. Hay was a supporter of the Labour Party, for which he stood in Glasgow Cathcart at the 1922 general election, winning the seat. However, he lost in 1923, and was defeated again in 1924 and 1929.

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* * 1878 births 1949 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow People from Coatbridge Royal Garrison Artillery officers Scottish Labour MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies UK MPs 1922–1923 Politicians from North Lanarkshire Alumni of the University of London British educators {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub