John Mackie, Baron John-Mackie (24 November 1909 – 25 May 1994) was a

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MP. Born on a farm in Scotland, Mackie was educated at

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and the North Scotland College of Agriculture before himself becoming a farmer. He joined the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully in

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at the

1951 United Kingdom general election The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held twenty months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats. The Labour government called a snap election for Thursday 25 October 1951 ...

, and

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at the

1955 United Kingdom general election The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election in 1951. It was a snap election: after Winston Churchill retired in April 1955, Anthony Eden took over and immediately ca ...

. He finally won election in Enfield East at the

1959 United Kingdom general election The 1959 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 8 October 1959. It marked a third consecutive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, now led by Harold Macmillan. For the second time in a row, the Conservatives increased their ...

. Mackie was

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in the

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. He stood down in 1974, and in 1976 he was appointed as chair of the

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. On 18 May 1981, he was created a

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with the title Baron John-Mackie, of

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in the County of

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. His younger brothers were Sir

Maitland Mackie Sir Maitland Mackie, (16 February 1912 – 18 June 1996), often known as Mike Mackie, was a British Liberal Party politician, farming pioneer, educational innovator and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Background and family He was the son of ...

and the Liberal MP

George Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie George Yull Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie (10 July 1919 – 17 February 2015) was a British Liberal Party politician. Mackie was commissioned in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1940. He served with RAF Bomber Command and was awar ...

. His son, George Mackie, was a Scotland international rugby union player.

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* 1909 births 1994 deaths John-Mackie Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub