James Meechan Hill (2 September 1899 – 22 December 1966) was a Scottish

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for Midlothian from 1959 to 1966. His successor was Alexander Eadie. Hill was born and educated in Bellshill,

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, the son of coal miner James Hill and Janet Meechan Hill. Also a miner by profession, Hill was elected to the Musselburgh Town Council in 1945, and to the Midlothian County Council in 1946. He was elected as a Labour candidate in the

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and re-elected in

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. Hill suffered heart problems in his second term, however, being hospitalised repeatedly. He was unable to contest the 1966 general election. He died in

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in December 1966.

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* 1899 births 1966 deaths Scottish Labour MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub