Hugh McCartney
Hugh McCartney (3 January 1920 – 28 February 2006) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.[1][2]
Early life
Born in
Second World War he entered engineering at Rolls-Royce in Coventry and for the Royal Air Force, becoming active as a trade unionist.[3]
Political career
McCartney became a councillor on
Dunbartonshire East, defeating Communist shipbuilders' trade union leader Jimmy Reid
. McCartney too became active in supporting the Clydeside shipbuilding industry.
From 1974, McCartney represented
TGWU
and Scottish groups of Labour MPs. He retired from Parliament in 1987.
Personal life
McCartney was married to fellow trade unionist Margaret, with whom he had two daughters, Irene and Margaret, and one son,
References
- ^ "Hugh McCartney". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Hugh McCartney - Obituaries - News". The Independent. 2 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b Andrew Roth (6 March 2006). "Obituary: Hugh McCartney". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Hugh McCartney obituary". Scotsman.com. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2012.