James MacAndrew
James Orr MacAndrew (22 June 1899 – 1979) was Unionist MP for South Ayrshire for 1931–35. This was normally a safe Labour seat which MacAndrew did well to win in the National Government landslide in the 1931 general election, but he lost it in the limited Labour revival in 1935.
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MacAndrew was born on 22 June 1899, the son of F G MacAndrew of Knock Castle, Largs.[1] He married Eileen Butterfield in 1944: the marriage produced one recorded daughter.[2]
His education included time at Glenalmond College and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[1] He joined the British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in 1917 and was severely wounded in France in 1918 (by which time the RFC had morphed into the RAF).[1]
He was an army officer, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. During the Second World War He was Honorary Colonel of the Ayrshire Yeomanry.[2]
In addition to his political and military achievements he was Joint-Master of the Eglinton Foxhounds 1939–40.[2]
Sources
- Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.
- Who's Who 1958. London: A & C Black. 1958. I.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Orr MacAndrew
- Portraits of James MacAndrew at the National Portrait Gallery, London