Malcolm MacPherson (18 August 1904 – 24 May 1971) was a
Scottish
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Labour politician.
Biography
Malcolm MacPherson was born on the
Isle of May
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, in the Firth of Forth, where his father, John McPherson, was one of the lighthouse keepers. Malcolm was educated at
Trinity Academy, Edinburgh
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Admissions ...
and then the
University of Edinburgh
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. From 1928 until 1938 he was a lecturer at the
University of New Brunswick
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, before moving to a similar position at
University College Exeter. During
World War II
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, he served in the
Canadian Army
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, eventually rising to the rank of major. He was awarded the MBE for his work with the Canadian Army in planning the D-Day landings of June 1944.
Prior to his election to parliament he had been teaching at various schools in
Midlothian
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.
He was beaten by only 174 votes at
Yeovil
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in
1945
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, before being elected
Member of Parliament for
Stirling and Falkirk
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at
a 1948 by-election, which he served until his death in 1971.
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1904 births
1971 deaths
Scottish Labour MPs
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stirling constituencies
UK MPs 1945–1950
UK MPs 1950–1951
UK MPs 1951–1955
UK MPs 1955–1959
UK MPs 1959–1964
UK MPs 1964–1966
UK MPs 1966–1970
UK MPs 1970–1974
People educated at Trinity Academy, Edinburgh
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Canadian Army officers
Academics of the University of Exeter
Canadian Army personnel of World War II
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