William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon
The Lord Howie of Troon | |
|---|---|
 Howie in the House of Lords in 2015 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 April 1978 – 26 May 2018 Life Peerage | |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | William Whitlock |
| Succeeded by | Ioan Evans |
| Member of Parliament for Luton | |
| In office 7 November 1963 – 29 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hill |
| Succeeded by | Charles Simeons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1924 |
| Died | 26 May 2018 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Labour |
William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon (2 March 1924 – 26 May 2018),[1] known as Will Howie, was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP).
Howie was elected to the House of Commons at a 1963 by-election in the Luton constituency, following the appointment of Conservative MP Charles Hill as chairman of the Independent Television Authority. He was re-elected at the 1964 general election with a majority of only 723 votes.
He held his seat at the 1966 election with an increased majority of 2,464, but at the 1970 general election he lost his seat to the Conservative Charles Simeons.
On 21 April 1978, he was made a life peer as Baron Howie of Troon, of Troon in the District of Kyle and Carrick.[2][3]
On 17 July 2007 it was revealed that Howie provided a parliamentary security pass to Douglas Smith, Chairman of the lobbying group Westminster Advisers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Death of a Member: Lord Howie of Troon - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk.
- ^ "No. 47520". The London Gazette. 25 April 1978. p. 4786.
- ^ "Dod Finance – Top financial news and advice". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ^ Peers face inquiry over security passes given to lobbyists - UK Politics, UK - Independent.co.uk[dead link]
Sources
[edit]- Guardian obituary
- UK General Elections since 1832
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
[edit]- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Will Howie
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