William McLean Watson
British politician (1874–1962)
William McLean Watson (27 October 1874 – May 1962) became Labour MP for Dunfermline Burghs, Scotland, in 1922. He lost his seat in the National Government landslide of 1931, but won it back in 1935 and retained it until 1950.
Before his career in politics, he was a miner and an official in the Scottish miners' union. He first contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1918.
References
- MacDougall, Ian, ed. (1981). Militant miners : recollections of John McArthur, and Letters, 1924–26, of David Proudfoot to G. Allen Hutt. Edinburgh: Polygon Books. ISBN 0904919501.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William McLean Watson
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| Preceded by John Wallace | Member of Parliament for Dunfermline Burghs 1922–1931 | Succeeded by John Wallace |
| Preceded by John Wallace | Member of Parliament for Dunfermline Burghs 1935–1950 | Succeeded by James Clunie |
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