Charles MacAndrew, 1st Baron MacAndrew

The Right Honourable
Charles MacAndrew, 1st Baron MacAndrew
PC, DL, TD
The Right Honourable Charles MacAndrew, 1st Baron MacAndrew PC, DL, TD
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons; Chairman of Ways and Means
	In office; 1951–1959
Preceded by	James Milner
Succeeded by	Gordon Touche
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons; Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
	In office; March 1950 – October 1951
Preceded by	Frank Bowles
Succeeded by	Rhys Hopkin Morris
Member of Parliament; for Bute and Northern Ayrshire
	In office; 1935–1959
Preceded by	Aylmer Hunter-Weston
Succeeded by	Fitzroy Maclean
Member of Parliament; for Glasgow Partick
	In office; 1931–1935
Preceded by	Adam McKinlay
Succeeded by	Sir Arthur Young
Member of Parliament; for Kilmarnock
	In office; 1924–1929
Preceded by	Robert Climie
Succeeded by	Robert Climie
Personal details
Born	13 January 1888; Ayrshire
Died	11 January 1979 (aged 90)
Political party	Unionist
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Charles Glen MacAndrew, 1st Baron MacAndrew, PC, DL, TD (13 January 1888 – 11 January 1979) was a Scottish Unionist politician.

Born in Ayrshire, he was educated at Uppingham School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.

MacAndrew was elected at the 1924 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kilmarnock constituency in Ayrshire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1929 general election. He stood unsuccessfully in the Kilmarnock by-election in November 1929, but was returned to the House of Commons at the 1931 general election for Glasgow Partick, and in 1935 for Bute and Northern Ayrshire, holding that seat until he retired from the Commons in 1959.

He was Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons, from May to July 1945 and from March 1950 to October 1951, and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chairman of Ways and Means from 1951 to 1959.

He commanded the Ayrshire Yeomanry from 1932 to 1936 and was Honorary Colonel from 1951 to 1955. He was knighted in the 1935 Birthday Honours,^[1] appointed a Privy Counsellor^[2] in 1952 and was raised to the peerage as Baron MacAndrew in 1959.^[3]

References

^ "No. 34166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1935. p. 3592.
^ "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1952. p. 3007.
^ "No. 41889". The London Gazette. 8 December 1959. p. 7781.

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles MacAndrew

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Climie	Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock 1924–1929	Succeeded by Robert Climie
Preceded by Adam McKinlay	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Partick 1931–1935	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Young
Preceded by Aylmer Hunter-Weston	Member of Parliament for Bute and Northern Ayrshire 1935–1959	Succeeded by Fitzroy Maclean
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron MacAndrew 1959–1979	Succeeded by Colin MacAndrew

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[1] "No. 34166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1935. p. 3592.

[2] "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1952. p. 3007.

[3] "No. 41889". The London Gazette. 8 December 1959. p. 7781.

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