Grave of Sir Alexander MacKenzie Livingstone in Highgate Cemetery

Sir Alexander McKenzie Livingstone (18 October 1880 – 14 September 1950) was a Scottish

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politician.

Early years

Livingstone was born in Kelvin,

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in October 1880 to Duncan Livingstone and Catherine McKenzie.

Political career

At the 1918 general election, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the

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constituency. He was again unsuccessful at the 1922 general election, when he stood in

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. Livingstone was elected to

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on his third attempt, at the 1923 general election, when he was returned as

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for the

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. He held the seat at the 1924 election, and stood down from Parliament at the 1929 general election. He was the

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of the 'Radical' Parliamentary Group, formed in opposition to the leadership of

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. He declared himself unable to endorse the Liberal Unemployment Pledge, and consequently withdrew in 1929 as Liberal candidate for the Western Isles. He joined the Labour Party in 1930.

Death

Livingstone died in

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, London in September 1950 at the age of 69 and is buried in a family grave at

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References

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* > * http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U228286/LIVINGSTONE_Sir_Alexander_Mackenzie?index=18&results=AdvancedSearchResults&query=0 1880 births 1950 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Knights Bachelor {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub