James White

Politician

1922 – 2009

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Who was James White?

James White was a British Labour Party politician. White was Member of Parliament for Glasgow Pollok from 1970 to 1987, when he retired. He served in the Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery during World War II. White was solidly anti-abortion and devoted many efforts to limiting it; for example, sponsoring legislation to tighten the restrictions on the Abortion Act 1967. He died on 19 February 2009 and was survived by his daughters, Ann and Doris and son Jim.

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Born
Apr 10, 1922
Glasgow
Died
Feb 19, 2009

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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