Lauchlin MacNeill Weir
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Lauchlin MacNeill Weir was a Scottish Labour politician.
He first stood for parliament in Argyllshire
in 1918, but was easily beaten by the Coalition Liberal.
He was elected MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
in the general election of 1922, lost it in the National Government landslide of 1931, but won it back in 1935, and held it until his death.
He first stood for parliament in Argyllshire
Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1950, when it was renamed Argyll...
in 1918, but was easily beaten by the Coalition Liberal.
He was elected MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
in the general election of 1922, lost it in the National Government landslide of 1931, but won it back in 1935, and held it until his death.