the 1964 general election, and retired from his party posts in 1965, returning to business as Chairman of Scottish Rexco Ltd and Preswick Precision Products Ltd. References M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981) The Times External links 1901 births 1972 deaths Commanders of the Order of St John Unionist Party (Scotland) councillors Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Scottish miners UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs People from Ballingry 20th-century Scottish businesspeople Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964