Malcolm McPherson: Difference between revisions

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Education:

Dates Employed: 1928 - 1939

Faculty: Arts

Department: English and Modern History

Position(s) held:

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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.

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--Emilyharnish (talk) 11:53, 1 September 2015 (ADT)

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 '''Education:'''
+*Bachelor of Arts (1925) - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
-'''Dates Employed:''' 1928 - 1938
+'''Dates Employed:''' 1928 - 1939
 '''Faculty:''' Arts
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 '''Position(s) held:'''
-*Professor of English and Modern History &nbsp;(1928 - 1938)
+*Professor of English and Modern History (1928 - 1939)
 *Chair of the Department of English
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 '''Notes:'''
-*Born in 1905.
+*In 1938 McPherson was chosen Labour candidate for the constituency of Midlothian and Peebles, Northern.
-*In 1938, McPherson was elected as Labour Candidate in the constinuency of Midlothian and Peebles, Northern Scotland.
+*In 1939 McPherson resigned from the position of Chair of the Department of English.
-*In 1939, McPherson resigned form the position of Chair of the Department of English.
 *Served in the Canadian army from 1940 - 1945.
-*Vice-chairman of the Parliamentry Labour party from 1964 - 1967.
+*Vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Labour party from 1964 - 1967.
-*Died Monday, May 24, 1971, in the U.K., age 66.
+*Died Monday, 24 May 1971, in the U.K., age 66.
 '''Sources:'''
-*UA Case 77
+*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.