Joseph Westwood

Joseph Westwood
Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
3 August 1945 – 7 October 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byEarl of Rosebery
Succeeded byArthur Woodburn
Member of Parliament for Stirling and Falkirk
In office
14 November 1935 – 17 July 1948
Preceded byJames Reid
Succeeded byMalcolm MacPherson
Member of Parliament for Peebles and Southern Midlothian
In office
15 November 1922 – 7 October 1931
Preceded bySir Donald Maclean
Succeeded byArchibald Maule Ramsay
Personal details
Born11 February 1884 (1884-02-11)
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Died17 July 1948 (1948-07-18) (aged 64)
Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Frances Scarlett
(m. 1906)
Children8

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.