James Hamilton
Politician
1918 – 2005
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Who was James Hamilton?
James Hamilton, CBE was a British Labour Party politician.
Hamilton was a construction engineer and was on the national executive of the Constructional Engineering Union and on the Scottish Board for Industry. He served as a councillor on Lanarkshire County Council from 1956.
Hamilton was Member of Parliament for Bothwell from 1964 to 1983, and for Motherwell North from 1983 to 1987, when he retired and was replaced by the future senior minister, John Reid.
Hamilton served as a Government whip, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Comptroller of the Household.
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