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Lawson, George McArthur, politician, 1906-1978

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Papers of George Lawson, Labour politician, including correspondence, articles, lecture papers and press cuttings.

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Identifier: Acc.9588/1-94
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers of George McArthur Lawson (1906-78). From 1937 to 1940 he was a full-time National Council of Labour Colleges tutor in the East of Scotland, and served as the West of Scotland National Council of Labour Colleges Organiser from 1940-50 when he was appointed Secretary of Edinburgh and District Trades Council. In 1954 he was elected as Labour MP for Motherwell, and represented Motherwell, and Motherwell and Wishaw, until his retirement in Oct 1974. George Lawson served...
Dates: 1920-1978.