Joseph Westwood | |
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Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 3 August 1945 – 7 October 1947 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | Earl of Rosebery |
Succeeded by | Arthur Woodburn |
Member of Parliament for Stirling and Falkirk | |
In office 14 November 1935 – 17 July 1948 | |
Preceded by | James Reid |
Succeeded by | Malcolm MacPherson |
Member of Parliament for Peebles and Southern Midlothian | |
In office 15 November 1922 – 7 October 1931 | |
Preceded by | Sir Donald Maclean |
Succeeded by | Archibald Maule Ramsay |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 February 1884 Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England |
Died | 17 July 1948 Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland | (aged 64)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Frances Scarlett (m. 1906) |
Children | 8 |
Joseph Westwood (11 February 1884 – 17 July 1948) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1922 until his death, and served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1945 to 1947.