Baron of Leaston James Anthony STODART

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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]