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James Hutchison Hoy, Baron Hoy (21 January 1909 – 7 August 1976) was a
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politician and life peer. Educated at Causewayside and Sciennes Public Schools, Edinburgh, he initially worked as an interior decorator. He was elected as Labour
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for
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at the
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, holding the seat until 1970. He served as
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to the
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from 1947 to 1950, and was joint
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from 1964 to 1970. He was appointed vice-president of the Trustee Savings Bank Association in 1957. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1969. On 4 July 1970 following his retirement from the House of Commons, he was created a
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as Baron Hoy, of
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in the County of the City of
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. He died in 1976 aged 67.


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* Who Was Who


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* 1909 births 1976 deaths Scottish Labour MPs Labour Party (UK) life peers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs who were granted peerages Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub