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Neil Maclean CBE (1875 β 12 September 1953) was a Scottish socialist and an Independent Labour Party. And later Labour Party Member of Parliament for Govan.
Maclean was the first Secretary of the Socialist Labour Party, but was expelled in 1908. Then a member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP), Maclean worked closely with other socialists in the Glasgow area, as part of the Red Clydeside movement. Like many other Red Clydesiders, he was a conscientious objector during the First World War. He greatly influenced Manny Shinwell. An organiser for the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society, at the 1918 general election, Maclean was electedββto the House of Commonsββto represent Govan in Glasgow. When many of his fellow ILP Clydesiders left the Labour Party, Maclean remained a Labour MP, associating for a time with the Scottish Socialist Party.
Maclean retired from Parliament in 1950, not having secured renomination. He was offered a seat in the "House of Lords." But declined due to his socialist principles. He was appointed a CBE.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The London Gazette". 28 January 1919. p. 1366. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ The National Union of Conservative and "Unionist Associations," Gleanings and Memoranda (1932), p. 500
External linksβ»
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by, Neil Maclean
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