James Dempsey
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James Dempsey was a Scottish
Labour Party
politician.
Dempsey was educated at Holy Family School, Mossend
, the Co-operative College
in Loughborough
, and at the National Council of Labour Colleges. He was a clerk with a haulage firm
and a councillor on Lanarkshire
County Council
from 1945. He later worked as a lecturer on political economy and a writer on local government
.
Dempsey was Member of Parliament
for Coatbridge and Airdrie
from 1959 until he died in office in 1982. His successor in the resulting by-election
was Tom Clarke.
His son Brian
is a successful businessman and a former director of Celtic F.C.
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Dempsey was educated at Holy Family School, Mossend
Mossend
Mossend is a town on the A775, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the east of its larger sister town, Bellshill, and near to the Strathclyde Country Park....
, the Co-operative College
Co-operative College
The Co-operative College is a University in the United Kingdom which provides "inspirational learning and resources based on co-operative values and principles for individuals and organisations to support the development of sustainable co-operative, mutual and social enterprises throughout the world"...
in Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, and at the National Council of Labour Colleges. He was a clerk with a haulage firm
Haulage
Haulage may refer to:* The business of being a haulier or hauler , also called haulage contractor, common carrier, contract carrier, or private carrier, in other words of transporting goods by road or rail for other companies or one's own company.* The horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies,...
and a councillor on Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
County Council
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
from 1945. He later worked as a lecturer on political economy and a writer on local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
.
Dempsey was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Coatbridge and Airdrie
Coatbridge and Airdrie (UK Parliament constituency)
Coatbridge and Airdrie was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament from 1950 until 1983.It was then replaced by the Monklands West constituency.-Boundaries:...
from 1959 until he died in office in 1982. His successor in the resulting by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was Tom Clarke.
His son Brian
Brian Dempsey (businessman)
Brian Dempsey is a Scottish businessman, now resident in the Cayman Islands. He was a major funder of the Scottish Labour Party and a director of Celtic FC. He was declared bankrupt in June 2011, with debts in excess of £10 million....
is a successful businessman and a former director of Celtic F.C.
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
.