Adam Keir Rodger
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Adam Keir Rodger was Coalition Liberal MP for Rutherglen
from 1918 to 1922. At the age of 27 he started the Scottish Temperance Assurance Society Limited. The business was launched due to Rodger's faith in temperance. The company nearly went bankrupt when its first policy holder died requiring a payment of £1000. The company later sold a policy to David Lloyd George
and is now credited to launching the assurance business in Scotland.
Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutherglen was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005...
from 1918 to 1922. At the age of 27 he started the Scottish Temperance Assurance Society Limited. The business was launched due to Rodger's faith in temperance. The company nearly went bankrupt when its first policy holder died requiring a payment of £1000. The company later sold a policy to David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
and is now credited to launching the assurance business in Scotland.