John Mackintosh (Scottish politician)

John Mackintosh
Detail of memorial plaque in Gifford, East Lothian
Member of Parliament
for Berwick and East Lothian
In office
31 March 1966 – 8 February 1974
Preceded byWilliam John St Clair Anstruther-Gray
Succeeded byMichael Ancram
In office
10 October 1974 – 30 July 1978
Preceded byMichael Ancram
Succeeded byJohn Home Robertson
Personal details
Born
John Pitcairn Mackintosh

(1929-08-24)24 August 1929
Simla, British Raj (now Shimla, India)
Died30 July 1978(1978-07-30) (aged 48)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Janette Robertson
(m. 1957; div. 1963)
(m. 1963)
Children4
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Balliol College, Oxford
Princeton University
ProfessionAcademic

John Pitcairn Mackintosh (24 August 1929 – 30 July 1978) was a Scottish academic, author and Labour politician known for his advocacy of political devolution, at a time when it was anathema to the Labour leadership,[1] and for his pro-Europeanism. He advanced the concept of dual nationality: that Scots could be both Scottish and British, and indeed European. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick and East Lothian from 1966 to February 1974 and again from October 1974 until his death.

  1. ^ Gray, Iain (9 November 2012). "Iain Gray: Scotland needs devo-Mack". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 November 2012.