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Donald M. Fraser (British Politician)
Donald M. Fraser (1904 – unknown) was a Scottish people, Scottish socialist activist. Fraser was educated at the University of Edinburgh, before becoming a magistrate in North Borneo. He became aware of the oppressive role of British rule, and resigned to become a schoolteacher in Scotland. Fraser joined the Independent Labour Party, serving as vice-chair of its Scottish area, but resigned to join the Socialist League (UK, 1932), Socialist League split, and was secretary of the London Socialist League. He also became active in the Fabian Society, serving on its executive. He was secretary of the 1936 Fabian Group, and organised a conference on socialism and non-manual workers. At the 1935 United Kingdom general election, Fraser stood for the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party in Farnham (UK Parliament constituency), Farnham, but he was not elected. He was then adopted as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency), North Norfolk, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish People
The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ''Alba'') in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, the Celtic-speaking Cumbrians of Strathclyde and the Germanic-speaking Angles of north Northumbria became part of Scotland. In the High Middle Ages, during the 12th-century Davidian Revolution, small numbers of Norman nobles migrated to the Lowlands. In the 13th century, the Norse-Gaels of the Western Isles became part of Scotland, followed by the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word ''Scoti'' originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
