Iain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick (28 September 1939 – 19 September 2014) was a

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(SNP) politician.

Early life

MacCormick was born in Glasgow. He was educated at the

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and

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. He worked as a computer salesman, before leaving Glasgow in 1965 to become a teacher at

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Political career

MacCormick belonged to a family steeped in nationalist politics: his father

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was one of the founders of the SNP, while his brother

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was, from 1999 to 2004, one of Scotland's

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, again for the Nationalists. He stood as the SNP candidate for

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for

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. On his second attempt, MacCormick was elected

for

at the February 1974 general election, gaining the seat from the

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. He was re-elected in October 1974. At the 1979 general election he was defeated by the Conservative John MacKay. He was then elected to the Argyll and Bute District Council, after standing in a by-election in September 1979. MacCormick was one of the original members of the

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(SDP), founded in 1981. He later returned to the SNP. MacCormick died on the night of 19 September 2014 aged 74.

References

Bibliography

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979'' *''Who's Who'' (155th edition, 2003) *

External links

* 1939 births 2014 deaths People educated at the High School of Glasgow Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish schoolteachers Scottish National Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 Social Democratic Party (UK) politicians {{Scotland-UK-MP-stub