George Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie
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| Born | George Yull Mackie 10 July 1919 Tarves, Scotland |
| Died | 19 February 2015 (aged 95) Dundee, Scotland |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal (until 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2015) |
| Spouses | Lindsay Sharp
(m. 1944; died 1985)Jacqueline Lane (m. 1988) |
| Children | Lindsay Jeannie Diana |
| Parent(s) | Maitland Mackie (father) Mary Yull (mother) |
| Occupation | Farmer Squadron Leader |
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| Commands held | Officers’ Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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George Yull Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie
Early life
Mackie was born in
In 1940 Mackie was commissioned in the
Political career
Having first contested South Angus as a Liberal in 1959, he was elected Member of Parliament for Caithness and Sutherland in 1964. In the Commons he served as a Liberal party whip. He lost his seat in 1966, when he was defeated by the Labour candidate Robert Maclennan, who was to become a party colleague of Mackie in the late 1980s after he joined the Liberal Democrats via the SDP. Mackie contested Caithness and Sutherland again in 1970, but lost by a wider margin.
Having been appointed a
Death and legacy
Until his death, Mackie was the oldest living person to have served as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.[5] His death was announced on 17 February 2015. He was 95 years old.[5][8]
Mackie's papers are held by Archive Services at the University of Dundee.[9]
Personal life
Mackie married firstly, in 1944, Lindsay, daughter of lawyer Alexander Sharp, of Aberdeen. They had three daughters, the eldest of whom, Lindsay, married the journalist Alan Rusbridger.[10][11] Mackie married secondly, in 1988, Jacqueline, daughter of Colonel Marcel Rauch, of the French Air Force.[12]
Sources
- Parliament.uk Biography, parliament.uk; accessed 15 November 2015.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
References
- ^ "Scottish Liberal Lord Mackie of Benshie dies at 95". Liberal Democrat Voice.
- ^ Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2023 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 36374". The London Gazette. 8 February 1944. p. 737.
- ^ "No. 36745". The London Gazette. 13 October 1944. p. 4692.
- ^ a b c Notice of death of Lord Mackie of Benshie, heraldscotland.com; accessed 17 February 2015.
- ^ "No. 45262". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1971. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 46289". The London Gazette. 14 May 1974. p. 5851.
- ^ Lord Mackie of Benshie obituary, guardian.com; accessed 18 February 2015
- ^ "MS 404 George Mackie, Lord Mackie of Benshie". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Aitken, Ian (17 February 2015). "Lord Mackie of Benshie obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Lord Mackie of Benshie".
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2507
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