Malcolm McPherson

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Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts (1925) - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Dates Employed: 1928 - 1939

Faculty: Arts

Department: English and Modern History

Position(s) held:

  • Professor of English and Modern History (1928 - 1939)
  • Chair of the Department of English

Activities/Contributions:

Distinctions:

Notes:

  • In 1938 McPherson was chosen Labour candidate for the constituency of Midlothian and Peebles, Northern.
  • In 1939 McPherson resigned from the position of Chair of the Department of English.
  • Served in the Canadian army from 1940 - 1945.
  • Vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Labour party from 1964 - 1967.
  • Died Monday, 24 May 1971, in the U.K., age 66.

Sources:

  • UA Case 77.
  • "Chosen Labor Candidate for House Commons" The Daily Mail, 23 February 1938.
  • Senate Minutes, Book 5, (Nov. 27, 1927 - Oct. 12, 1943): 17, 161, 176-177.


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