Tom Fraser
Politician
1911 – 1988
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Who was Tom Fraser?
Tom Fraser PC was a Labour Member of Parliament for the Hamilton constituency between 1943 and 1967. He was Minister of Transport from October 16, 1964 until December 23, 1965. In December 1965 he introduced the 70 mph speed limit on motorways as an emergency measure following a series of multiple crashes on motorways mainly in fog. In 1967 he resigned from Parliament to become chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.
He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1964.
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