About James Hill
Lived 1899 – 1966 (aged 67). James Hill was a British politician.
James Meechan Hill (2 September 1899 – 22 December 1966) was a Scottish Labour Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1959 to 1966. His successor was Alexander Eadie.
Hill was born and educated in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, the son of coal miner James Hill and Janet Meechan Hill. Also a miner by profession, Hill was elected to the Musselburgh Town Council in 1945, and to the Midlothian County Council in 1946. He was elected as a Labour candidate in the 1959 and re-elected in 1964. He was unable to contest the 1966 general election. He died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in December 1966.
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Who was James Hill?
Scottish Labour politician (1899-1966)
When was James Hill born?
James Hill was born on 2 September 1899 in Bellshill.
When did James Hill die?
James Hill died on 22 December 1966 in Edinburgh.
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James Hill was a politician.
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James Hill was British.
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· DBpedia: James Hill (Labour politician)
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