Sir John McEwen, 1st Baronet

Sir
John McEwen
Member of Parliament for
Berwick and Haddington
In office
19311945
Preceded byGeorge Sinkinson
Succeeded byJohn Robertson
Lord Commissioner
of the Treasury
In office
1942–1944
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Under-Secretary of
State for Scotland
In office
1939–1940
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byHenry Wedderburn
Succeeded byJoseph Westwood
Personal details
Born
John Helias Finnie McEwen

(1894-06-21)21 June 1894
Died19 March 1962(1962-03-19) (aged 67)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Brigid Mary Lindley
(m. 1923)
Children7, including Rory, Mary
Parent(s)Robert Finnie McEwen
Mary Frances Dundas
ResidenceMarchmont House
Alma materEton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWorld War I

Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen, 1st Baronet (21 June 1894 – 19 April 1962), also known as Jock McEwen, was a British Unionist politician who served in the House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington from the 1931 to 1945 general elections.[1]

  1. ^ Britain), Queen Elizabeth (consort of George VI, King of Great (27 November 2012). Counting One's Blessings: The Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Macmillan. ISBN 9780374185220. Retrieved 1 February 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)