John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel
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John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel, KT, CH, CMG, PC, DL (26 October 1905 – 17 August 1992) was a British politician, sitting as a National Liberal and Conservative Member of Parliament before the party was fully assimilated into the Unionist Party in Scotland in the mid-1960s.[1]
Quick Facts Secretary of State for Scotland, Prime Minister ...
The Viscount Muirshiel | |
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Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 13 January 1957 – 13 July 1962 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | Hon. James Stuart |
Succeeded by | Michael Noble |
Minister of State for the Colonies | |
In office 18 October 1956 – 13 January 1957 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Eden |
Preceded by | John Hare |
Succeeded by | John Drummond |
Minister of Civil Aviation | |
In office 31 October 1951 – 7 May 1952 | |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | David Rees-Williams |
Succeeded by | Alan Lennox-Boyd |
Chairman of the National Liberal Party | |
In office 1947–1956 | |
Preceded by | Stanley Holmes |
Succeeded by | James Duncan |
Member of Parliament for West Renfrewshire | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 25 September 1964 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Scollan |
Succeeded by | Norman Buchan |
Member of Parliament for Montrose Burghs | |
In office 5 July 1940 – 3 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | Charles Kerr |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 October 1905 |
Died | 17 August 1992 (aged 86) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | National Liberal Scottish Unionist |
Spouse | Betty Astley (1902–1974) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Lord Muirshiel served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1957 to 1962 within Harold Macmillan's Conservative government, having held a number of junior ministerial posts beforehand. In 1964, he was elevated to the House of Lords.