Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn
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Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn, PC (3 August 1908 - 11 October 1987) was a Scottish Tory and National Liberal politician.
Macpherson came from an important Liberal family from Invernessshire and was a nephew of Lord Strathcarron. He was educated at Fettes College and Trinity College, Oxford and worked in business, representing a firm in Turkey. He joined the Cameron Highlanders from 1939, serving in World War II including in Madagascar.
Macpherson was Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire from 1945 until 1963. He served as Liberal-Unionist Scottish whip 1950-55, Minister of Pensions and National Insurance 1962-1963, Minister of State, Board of Trade 1963-1964 and as Minister without Portfolio 1970-1974. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1962.
He was also chairman of the British Commonwealth Producers' Organization from 1952 and a member of the BBC General Advisory council.
On his retirement from the House of Commons, he was created Baron Drumalbyn on 9 November 1963. The title became extinct on his death.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Fildes |
Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire 1945–1963 |
Succeeded by David Colville Anderson |
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| Preceded by John Boyd-Carpenter |
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance 1962–1963 |
Succeeded by Richard Wood |
| Preceded by George Thomson 1968-69 |
Minister without Portfolio 1970–1974 |
Succeeded by Lord Young 1984-85 |
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