James Dempsey

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James Dempsey (February 1917 - 12 May 1982) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.

Dempsey was educated at Holy Family School, Mossend, the Co-operative College in Loughborough, and at the National Council of Labour Colleges. He was a clerk with a haulage firm and a councillor on Lanarkshire County Council from 1945. He later worked as a lecturer on political economy and a writer on local government.

Dempsey was Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Airdrie from 1959 until he died in office in 1982. His successor in the resulting by-election was Tom Clarke.

His son Brian is a successful businessman and a former director of Celtic F.C..

[edit] References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1979

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Jean Mann	Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Airdrie 1959–1982	Succeeded by Tom Clarke