About James Orr MacAndrew
Lived 1899 – 1979 (aged 80). James Orr MacAndrew was a British politician.
James Orr MacAndrew (22 June 1899 – 1979) was Unionist MP for South Ayrshire for 1931–35. This was normally a safe Labour seat which MacAndrew did well to win in the National Government landslide in the 1931 general election, but he lost it in the limited Labour revival in 1935.
MacAndrew was born on 22 June 1899, the son of F G MacAndrew of Knock Castle, Largs. He married Eileen Butterfield in 1944: the marriage produced one recorded daughter.
His education included time at Glenalmond College and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
In addition to his political and military achievements he was Joint-Master of the Eglinton Foxhounds 1939–40.
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Who was James Orr MacAndrew?
British politician (1889-1979)
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James Orr MacAndrew was born on 22 June 1899.
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James Orr MacAndrew died on 11 July 1979.
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James Orr MacAndrew was a politician.
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