Col. Thomas STODART

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1868 - 1934 (66 years)

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Generation: 1

Col. Thomas STODART was born on 13 Mar 1868 in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 15 Apr 1934.

Notes:

Name:
According to Clive STODART's notes, he was Col. Thomas STODART, C.L.F. M.D. T.H.S.

Family/Spouse: Mary Alice COULTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Evelyn Margaret STODART was born on 20 Oct 1903.
3. Barbara Jean STODART was born on 22 Nov 1906.
4. William Allen Kinnaird STODART was born on 25 Jan 1909.
5. Baron of Leaston James Anthony STODART was born on 6 Jun 1916; died in 1995.

Generation: 2

2. Evelyn Margaret STODART (1.Thomas¹) was born on 20 Oct 1903.
Evelyn married Charles F SUTRO on 17 Sep 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Barbara Jean STODART (1.Thomas¹) was born on 22 Nov 1906.
Barbara married Douglas BRUCE-WATT on 7 Nov 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. William Allen Kinnaird STODART (1.Thomas¹) was born on 25 Jan 1909.

Baron of Leaston James Anthony STODART

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 6 Jun 1916; died in 1995.

Notes:

Name:
Baron STODART of Leaston, of Humbie in the District of East Lothian;
Life Peer, cr 1981; PC 1974;
Educ: Wellington school; farming at Kingston, North Berwick 1934-58 and now at Leaston;
Contested: (Lib) Berwick and E Lothian 1950; (C) Midlothian and Peebles 1951; (C) Midlothian 1955; MP (C) Edinburgh W 1959-74; Jt Under-Sec of State, Scottish Office 1963-64; oppsn spokesman on agriculture and Scottish affairs 1966-69; Party Sec. MAFF 1970-72; Min of State MAFF 1972-74; vice-chm Cons Agric Cttee H of C 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-70; led party delegation Canada 1974, 1983; chm: Agric Credit Corp 1975-87; Cttee of enquiry into Local Govt in Publications: (jt auth) Land of Abundence: a study of Scottish Agriculture in the 20th century, 1962; articles on farming in journals and newspapers;
b 6 June 1916, son of Col Thomas Stodart, CIE, IMS (d 1935) and Mary Alice nee Coullie, m 1940 Hazel Jean (d 1959) dau of Lt Ronald James Usher, DSC, RN (d 1948), no ch.
Address: Lorrimers, North Berwick, East Lothian;
Clubs: New (Edinburgh); Hon Co of Edinburgh Golfers; Cavalry and Guards.
Source: ElectricScotland.

James married Hazel Jean USHER in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]