- James MacColl
James Eugene MacColl (
27 June 1908 -17 June 1971 ) was a British Labour politician.He was the younger son of Hugo MacColl, a master marine engineer. At the age of 12 he was orphaned. MacColl was educated at
Sedbergh School andBalliol College, Oxford . At Oxford he became secretary of the University Labour club. He graduated with degrees in philosophy, politics and economics."Obituary: Mr James MacColl, Labour MP for Widnes", The Times, June 18, 1971, p.18]Following his graduation he received a
Commonwealth Fund fellowship and spent two years atChicago University in theUnited States . He was called to the bar at theInner Temple in 1933, and practiced on theNorth East Circuit .He subsequently moved to
Paddington ,London , and became a member of the borough council. He wasmayor of Paddington in 1947 - 1949. His interest in education led to him being co-opted on to theLondon County Council education committee from 1936 to 1946. He was appointed ajustice of the peace in 1938, and was chairman of the North London Juvenile Court from 1949 to 1964 and of the Camden Juvenile Court from 1964 to his death."Mr James MacColl", The Times, June 22, 1971, p.14] MacColl believed in the importance of local government and co-authored two books on the subject. [E C R Hadfield and J E MacColl, "Pilot Guide to Political London", London, 1945] [E C R Hadfield and J E MacColl, "British Local Government", London, 1958]At the 1950 general election he was elected
Member of Parliament for Widnes, and held the seat until his death in 1971. From 1964 to 1969, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Local Government.MacColl was an active "
High Anglican " member of theChurch of England , and was a member of the church's Board for Social Responsibility."Mr J MacColl", The Times, June 19, 1971] "Mr James MacColl", The Times, June 24, 1971, p.16] He was unmarried.###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title =Member of Parliament for Widnes
years = 1950–1971
before =Christopher Nyholm Shawcross
after =Gordon James Oakes References
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