John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel
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 |
John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel,
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.
Background and education
Maclay was the fifth son of
Political career
In 1940 Maclay was elected in a wartime by-election as
Maclay remained out of office until October 1956 when he was appointed
Personal life
Lord Muirshiel married Betty, daughter of Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley, in 1930. The marriage was childless. She died in June 1974, aged 71. Lord Muirshiel remained a widower until his death in August 1992, aged 86. The viscountcy died with him.[2] He is buried alongside a number of family members including the Barons Maclay in the Mount Zion Church graveyard in Quarrier's Village near Kilmacolm in his former West Renfrewshire constituency.[citation needed]
See also
References
- Independent.co.uk. 20 August 1992. Archivedfrom the original on 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b thepeerage.com John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel
- ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
- ^ "No. 34892". The London Gazette. 9 July 1940. p. 4170.
- ^ "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2569.
- ^ "No. 37238". The London Gazette. 24 August 1945. p. 4296.
- ^ "No. 38851". The London Gazette. 28 February 1950. p. 1044.
- ^ "No. 43383". The London Gazette. 17 July 1964. p. 6097.
- ^ "No. 42736". The London Gazette. 20 July 1962. p. 5807.
- ^ "No. 45963". The London Gazette. 27 April 1973. p. 5331.
- Torrance, David, The Scottish Secretaries (Birlinn 2006)
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