About James Hoy, Baron Hoy
Lived 1909 – 1976 (aged 67). James Hoy, Baron Hoy was a British politician.
James Hutchison Hoy, Baron Hoy (21 January 1909 – 7 August 1976) was a Scottish Labour politician and life peer.
Background Born in Edinburgh, where he was educated at Causewayside and Sciennes Public Schools, he initially worked as an interior decorator. He served with the Eighth Army.
Personal life and death Hoy married Nancy MacArthur in 1942, and they had a son. He died in Edinburgh on 7 August 1976.
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British politician (1909-1976)
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James Hoy, Baron Hoy was born on 21 January 1909 in Edinburgh.
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James Hoy, Baron Hoy died on 7 August 1976.
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