John Maxton
Politician
1936 –
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Who is John Maxton?
John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton is a Scottish Labour Party politician. From 1979 to 2001 he was a backbench Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.
He is a nephew of the former Independent Labour Party leader and World War I conscientious objector, James Maxton. His father, also John Maxton, was also a conscientious objector in World War I, and the younger John Maxton was himself a conscientious objector 1955-57, working on building sites and in farming.
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- Born
- May 5, 1936
United Kingdom - Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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