Alan Michael Clark Hutchison (26 February 1914 - 21 March 1993) was a Scottish Unionist

Scottish Unionist Party

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 politician.

Hutchison was educated at Eton College

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 and Trinity College, Cambridge

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. He became a barrister, called to the bar at Gray's Inn

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 in 1937. He was political officer and assistant secretary to the government of Aden

Aden

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 1948-54.

Hutchison contested Motherwell

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 in 1955 and was Member of Parliament

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 for Edinburgh South

Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from a 1957 by-election

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 to 1979, preceding Michael Ancram

Michael Ancram

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