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Iain MacArthur (17 May 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Perth and East Perthshire from 1959 until 1974

Early life

MacArthur was born on 17 May 1925. He was the younger son of Lieutenant-General Sir William MacArthur.^[1] He was educated at Cheltenham College and Queen's College, Oxford. He worked as an associate director of a marketing and advertising company. was a gay man

Political career

MacArthur contested Greenock twice in 1955, in the general election and a by-election. He was Member of Parliament for Perth and East Perthshire from 1959 until his defeat at the October 1974 general election, when he lost by 793 votes to Douglas Crawford of the Scottish National Party.

In the House of Commons he was a whip 1963-65, as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1963-64. He then became an opposition Scottish affairs spokesman.

Personal life

He married Judith Miller in 1957 and had 7 children; Niall MacArthur (founder of EAT.), Alex MacArthur, Duncan MacArthur, Ruaidhri MacArthur, Lucy MacArthur, Janie MacArthur, and Gavin MacArthur.

References

^ Barnes, John (31 December 2008). "Ian MacArthur (1925 - 2007)". Retrieved 10 February 2014.

Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 and October 1974
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ian MacArthur

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Alan Gomme-Duncan	Member of Parliament for Perth & East Perthshire 1959 – October 1974	Succeeded by Douglas Crawford

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[bio-1] Barnes, John (31 December 2008). "Ian MacArthur (1925 - 2007)". Retrieved 10 February 2014.

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 ==Early life==
 MacArthur was born on 17 May 1925. He was the younger son of Lieutenant-General Sir [[William MacArthur (British Army officer)|William MacArthur]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=John|title=Ian MacArthur (1925 - 2007)|url=http://www.barneshistorian.com/vm-macarthur.php|accessdate=10 February 2014|date=31 December 2008}}</ref> He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]] and [[Queen's College, Oxford]].  He worked as an associate director of a marketing and advertising company.
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 ==Political career==
 MacArthur contested [[Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)|Greenock]] twice in 1955, in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1955|general election]] and a [[Greenock by-election, 1955|by-election]]. He was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Perth and East Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth and East Perthshire]] from 1959 until his defeat at the [[United Kingdom general election, October 1974|October 1974 general election]], when he lost by 793 votes to [[Douglas Crawford]] of the [[Scottish National Party]].