David Fairlie Myles (30 May 1925 – 16 December 2018) was a Scottish

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politician and public servant.

Biography

Myles was elected

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for

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in 1979, gaining the seat from the

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incumbent Hamish Watt by less than 800 votes. He was a member of the select committees on agriculture and European affairs. In 1983, the constituency was abolished by boundary changes and Myles stood unsuccessfully in the Liberal Party stronghold of Orkney and Shetland. In 1984 Myles was elected to Angus District Council and was leader of the Conservative group. He was an active member of a number of quangos linked to agricultural and rural issues. These included: Angus Tourist Board (1984–92); the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (1985–88); the Potato Marketing Board (1988–97). He also chaired the Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal for Scotland (1984–97). Myles served on the Guildry of Brechin, a former

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, and was a past Lord President of the Court of Deans of Guild of Scotland (1995-6). Myles parents were Robert C Myles and Mary Anne Fairlie. He attended Brechin High School and served in the Royal Marines. After the end of

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, he returned to work with his father at Dalbog farm, Edzell, taking over the hill farm's tenancy in 1958. Myles married Janet Gall in 1951. They had four children, one of whom, Robert, is an Independent councillor for Brechin and Edzell and former leader of the administration. David Myles was appointed CBE in the

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for political and public service.

References

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1979 & 1983 *

External links

* 1925 births 2018 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Scottish Conservative Party MPs UK MPs 1979–1983 {{Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub