Alexander Wilson (Scottish politician)

Alexander Wilson (5 June 1917 – 23 March 1978) was a Scottish Labour politician who was the MP for Hamilton from 1970 until his death.

Wilson was educated at the Forth Grammar School, before becoming a coal miner.^[1] He joined the Labour Party, and served on the Third District Council of Lanarkshire for eleven years.^[2] Wilson married in 1941, and had two children.^[1]

Wilson's first parliamentary contest was the Hamilton by-election of 1967, in which he lost to the Scottish National Party candidate Winifred Ewing. However, Wilson was able to gain the seat from her at the 1970 general election.^[2] He was sponsored by the National Union of Mineworkers and became secretary of a miners' group in parliament.^[1] He was described as a moderate.^[1]

Wilson held the seat until his death at Law Hospital on 23 March 1978, aged 60, following an operation.^[2]^[3] George Robertson, the future NATO Secretary-General, was elected as his successor in the subsequent by-election.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mr Alex Wilson, MP". The Times. 25 March 1978. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 403.
^ Hatfield, Michael (25 March 1978). "Second Scottish poll challenge". The Times. p. 1.

Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Wilson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Winnie Ewing	Member of Parliament for Hamilton 1970–1978	Succeeded by George Robertson

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[Times-1] "Mr Alex Wilson, MP". The Times. 25 March 1978. p. 16.

[stenton-2] Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 403.

[3] Hatfield, Michael (25 March 1978). "Second Scottish poll challenge". The Times. p. 1.

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