'''Alexander MacCallum Scott''' (1874-1928) was Liberal MP for [[Glasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Bridgeton]].<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>
He won the seat in December 1910, held it as a supporter of [[Lloyd George]]'s coalition in 1918, but lost it in 1922. Two years later he joined the Labour Party. He was earlier 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>, andworked thebriefly firstserved biographeras ofprivate 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 & 1916).
InHe 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 late1924 1920sGeneral Election, Scotthe sent a message of support to all Scottish Labour candidates not opposed by Liberals. He criticised the Liberal Leader, [[H.H. Asquith|Herbert 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 [[IndependentLabour 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>
He died in the crash of an aeroplane flying between [[Victoria, British Columbia]], and [[Seattle]].
