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{{Short description|British politician (1874–1928)}}
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'''Alexander MacCallum Scott''' (
He was president of [[Glasgow University Union]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott, Alexander MacCallum (1874–1928), politician and author|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/printable/72181|accessdate=16 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MacCallum Scott Papers|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/collectionsa-z/maccallumscottpapers/|accessdate=16 September 2013}}</ref> worked briefly served as private secretary to [[Winston Churchill]],<ref>''The Downfall of the Liberal Party'' by Trevor Wilson</ref> and was the first biographer of Churchill (works published 1905
He won Glasgow Bridgeton in December 1910, and held it as a supporter of [[Lloyd George]]'s coalition in 1918, but lost it in 1922. During the 1924 General Election, he sent a message of support to all Scottish Labour candidates not opposed by Liberals. He criticised the Liberal Leader, [[H.H. Asquith]], for entering into "a compact with the Tories to facilitate a Tory Majority".<ref>Glasgow Herald 24-10-1924</ref> He resigned from the Liberal Party in late 1924. He joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in 1927,<ref>The Downfall of the Liberal Party by Trevor Wilson</ref> which adopted him as a [[Prospective Parliamentary Candidate]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Obituary: A. MacCallum Scott |journal=Annual Report of the Independent Labour Party |date=1929 |page=27}}</ref>
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