Priscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir
| The Right Honourable The Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie PC | |
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 Portrait by Madame Yevonde Taken 1967 | |
| Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South | |
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In office 1946–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Douglas Thomson, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Donald Dewar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1915 |
| Died | 11 March 1978 (aged 63) |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Unionist Party (until 1965) |
| Spouse(s) |
Maj. Sir Arthur Lindsay Grant (d.1944) The Lord Tweedsmuir (m.1948) |
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, PC (née Thomson; 25 January 1915 – 11 March 1978)[1] was a Unionist and Conservative politician.
The daughter of Brigadier Alan F. Thomson DSO, she married Major Sir Arthur Lindsay Grant, 11th Baronet, Grenadier Guards in 1934. He was killed in action in 1944. She subsequently married the author and politician, the 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, in 1948.
Lady Tweedsmuir was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Aberdeen North in July 1945, and was elected for Aberdeen South in 1946, holding the seat until 1966.
She was a delegate to the Council of Europe from 1950–1953, a UK Delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1960–1961; Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1962–1964; Minister of State at the Scottish Office from 1970–1972 and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1972–1974. She was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1974.
On 1 July 1970 she was created a life peer as Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, of Potterton in the County of Aberdeen.[2] In the House of Lords she served as Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, 1974–1977 and as Chairman of the Select Committee on European Communities, 1974–1977. She was also a Deputy Speaker. She died of cancer in 1978, aged 63.
She was mentioned several times in the 2014 Loyal Address to Parliament on 4 June in the House of Commons by Penny Mordaunt.
In 1983 the veteran Labour politician, Emanuel Shinwell stated Tweedsmuir was 'the best' female MP Britain had had.[3]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 45142. p. 7377. 3 July 1970.
- ↑ Kenneth Baxter (2011). "Chapter Nine: Identity, Scottish Women and Parliament 1918-1979". In Campbell, Jodi A; Ewan, Elizabeth; Parker, Heather. The Shaping of Scottish Identities: Family, Nation and the Worlds Beyond. Guelph, Ontario: Centre for Scottish Studies, University of Guelph. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-88955-589-1.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Priscilla Buchan, Lady Grant of Monymusk
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Douglas Thomson, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South 1946–1966 |
Succeeded by Donald Dewar |