• Lauchlan MacNeill Weir (1877–18 August 1939) was a Scottish Labour politician. He was the son of Robert Weir and was educated at the University of Glasgow...
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  • believed. Conor MacNeill (born 1988), Northern Irish actor Craig William Macneill, American film director, writer and editor Daniel MacNeill (1885–1946),...
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    MacNeill Weir, MacDonald's former parliamentary private secretary, published the first major biography The Tragedy of Ramsay MacDonald in 1938. Weir demonised...
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    Marion Isabella Robertson née MacNeill (1913–1996). His mother taught French and German. His maternal grandfather Malcolm McNeill was the police sergeant at...
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  • to win from the sitting MP, Lauchlin MacNeill Weir, in the National Government landslide of 1931. However Weir narrowly won it back in 1935. He was appointed...
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    Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill KNZM OBE (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor and vintner. Neill's career has included leading roles in both...
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    Lauchlin MacNeill Weir 1929 1931 Labour Ramsay MacDonald (II) Robert Morrison 1929 1931 Labour Frank Markham 1931 1932 National Labour Ramsay MacDonald (First...
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  • Seaham, 1922–29 Josiah Wedgwood, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1919–42 Lauchlin MacNeill Weir, Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire, 1922–31; 1935–39 James Welsh...
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  • Party 1918 Ralph Glyn Unionist 1922 MacNeill Weir Labour 1931 James Wellwood Johnston Unionist 1935 MacNeill Weir Labour 1939 by-election Arthur Woodburn...
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    Point was learning drawing and map making from American artist Robert W. Weir. His departure from West Point seems to have been precipitated by a failure...
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    Falkirk Burghs Hugh Murnin Labour Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan MacNeill Weir Labour Stirlingshire West Guy Fanshawe Unionist Stockport (Two members)...
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  • by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Lauchlin MacNeill Weir. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Woodburn. Leigh Rayment's...
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  • the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. McNeill resigned after being appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, becoming...
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  • seat since 1929, in January 1939 they selected A. MacNeill Weir, a relative of Lauchlin MacNeill Weir who had fought the seat in 1918. At the outbreak...
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    Edward Grenfell Conservative Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire MacNeill Weir Labour Clapham Sir John Leigh, Bt Conservative Clay Cross Charles Duncan...
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    and Eastern Stirlingshire Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lauchlin MacNeill Weir 17,667 53.2 +0.6 Unionist Harold Mitchell 8,778 26.4 n/a Liberal Edwin...
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  • (1931-68)   Conservative   Independent Conservative   Independent Liberal (MacLeod, 1950)   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   Scottish National...
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  • Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by MacNeill Weir Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 1939 – 1970 Succeeded by Dick...
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  • Euromillions winner Colin Weir completed the takeover of Partick Thistle, instead of the consortium led by Chien Lee and Paul Conway. Weir purchased a majority...
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    Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour MacNeill Weir 10,492 51.1 Liberal Craigie Aitchison 10,043 48.9 Majority 449 2.2 Turnout...
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    of the Opposition Ramsay MacDonald, continuing to serve as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister after MacDonald's elevation to the Premiership...
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    Falkirk Burghs Hugh Murnin Labour Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan MacNeill Weir Labour Stirlingshire West Tom Johnston Labour Stockport (Two members)...
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    Falkirk Burghs Hugh Murnin Labour Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan MacNeill Weir Labour Stirlingshire West Thomas Johnston Labour Stockport (Two members)...
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    Baldwin Preceded by Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet Succeeded by Lauchlan MacNeill Weir Personal details Born Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys (1899-09-21)21 September...
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  • Russell 4,513 25.1 2 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Lauchlin MacNeill Weir 10,312 42.0 1 Colne Valley Philip Snowden 12,614 39.5 1 Consett Herbert...
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  • and Eastern Stirlingshire Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lauchlin MacNeill Weir 10,312 42.0 Liberal Craigie Aitchison 7,379 30.0 Unionist Ralph Glyn...
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  • office 1918–1922 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Lauchlan MacNeill Weir Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister In office 1931–1935...
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    and Falkirk Joseph Westwood Labour Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan MacNeill Weir Labour Stirlingshire West Rt Hon. Tom Johnston Labour Stockport (two...
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  • Tóibín (born 1955) William Trevor (1928–2016) William Wall (born 1955) Liz Weir (born 1950) Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish literature Irish short story List...
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  • 14,068 55.2 1 Miners Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Lauchlin MacNeill Weir 10,312 42.0 1 ILP Clapham Leopold Spero 4,919 21.7 2 Clay Cross Charles...
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