Hector McNeil

Hector McNeil (10 March 1907 – 11 October 1955) was a Scottish Labour politician who was Secretary of State for Scotland from 1950 to 1951.

Life McNeil was born in Garelochhead and educated at Woodside School and the University of Glasgow, trained as an engineer and worked as a journalist on a Scottish national newspaper. He was a member of Glasgow Town Council from 1932 to 1938. He chaired Glasgow Trades Council and stood for Parliament unsuccessfully in Galloway in 1929 and 1931, in Glasgow Kelvingrove in 1935 and in Ross and Cromarty in 1936.

Hector McNeil Memorial Baths The Hector McNeil Memorial Baths was a swimming pool in the town of Greenock named in honour of McNeil. The foundation stone was laid by McNeil's wife on 9 October 1963. The baths were demolished in 2002 after the Greenock Waterfront Leisure Centre opened.

Hector McNeil House In May 2014, Inverclyde Council approved the name Hector McNeil House for the former library building in Clyde Square, Greenock when it re-opened as the main offices for Community Health and Care Partnership services in August 2014. Hector McNeil House, along with surrounding areas, will be demolished in 2025 after several years of planning on the regeneration of the area. Plans reveal that the mural on the façade of the Hector McNeil House, designed by Charles Anderson in 1970 will be restored and be incorporated into the design of the new eastern façade of the nearby Oak Mall, during its reconstruction.