Hugh Boyd Guthrie (5 June 1879 – 26 February 1946) was a

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socialist politician. Born in

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, Guthrie was educated at the University of Glasgow. He became a schoolteacher and joined the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS). He also joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP). He gradually rose to prominence, serving as the Scottish member of its National Administrative Council, and also on the party's Scottish Divisional Council, and as chair of its Glasgow Federation. At the

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, Guthrie stood for the Labour Party in Glasgow Camlachie, taking 33.1% of the vote and second place. He next stood in the

1927 Combined Scottish Universities by-election The 1927 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a by-election held from 26 to 29 April 1927 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons. Vacancy The seat had become vacant on 16 Mar ...

but took less than one-eight of the vote and so lost his deposit. By 1929, Guthrie was headteacher of a school. He served for many years as the organising secretary of the Renfrewshire Association of the EIS and, in 1929, was the union's national president.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie, Hugh 1879 births 1946 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members People from Kilmarnock Presidents of British trade unions Scottish trade unionists