The Lord Mackie of Benshie | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 15 May 1974 – 17 February 2015 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Caithness and Sutherland | |
In office 16 October 1964 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Sir David Robertson |
Succeeded by | Bob Maclennan |
Personal details | |
Born | George Yull Mackie 10 July 1919 Tarves, Scotland |
Died | 19 February 2015 Dundee, Scotland | (aged 95)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal (until 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2015) |
Spouses | Lindsay Sharp
(m. 1944; died 1985)Jacqueline Lane (m. 1988) |
Children | Lindsay Jeannie Diana |
Parent(s) | Maitland Mackie (father) Mary Yull (mother) |
Occupation | Farmer RAF navigator Businessman |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Rank | Squadron Leader |
Unit | |
Commands | Officers’ Squadron |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | |
George Yull Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie OBE DSO DFC (10 July 1919 – 17 February 2015)[1] was a British Liberal and Liberal Democrat politician.