Martin McLaren
Major Martin John McLaren (11 January 1914 – 27 July 1979) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
He was the son of Hon. Francis McLaren, Liberal MP for Spalding and Barbara Jekyll.
Career
McLaren obtained a
MA in 1941. Joining the Grenadier Guards, he rose to the rank of Major during World War II
.
After the war, he held a position in the
Foreign Secretary, Alec Douglas-Home.[1]
Family
On 18 September 1943, he married Nancy Ralston (1921-2020). The couple had three children:
- Rev. Richard Francis McLaren (9 November 1946 – 28 January 2022)[2]
- Francis Andrew McLaren (5 August 1949 – 2 September 1960)
- Patrick Andrew McLaren (27 September 1963 – 14 December 1990)