ch ist on ▁Castle ▁School ▁and ▁Glasgow ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁married ▁Anne ▁Camer on ▁Ren f rew . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 1 - 4 6 ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁Transport ▁Command . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Fl ight ▁lieutenant . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁journal ism . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁sub - editor ▁on ▁a ▁Scottish ▁national ▁daily ▁and ▁Sunday ▁newspaper . ▁He ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁Adv oc ate , ▁pract ising ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁executive . ▁He ▁was ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Ca ith ness ▁and ▁S uther land ▁division ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁General ▁E lection . ▁The ▁constitu ency ▁had ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁Le ader ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁S inc la ir ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁M ow at ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁winning ▁it ▁back . ▁His ▁task ▁was ▁made ▁difficult ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁General ▁E lection , ▁the ▁Liber als ▁had ▁sli pped ▁to ▁third . ▁In ▁a ▁difficult ▁year ▁for ▁the