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Born	James Hutchison Hoy; 21 January 1909
Died	7 August 1976 (aged 66–67)
Political party	Labour

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James Hutchison Hoy, Baron Hoy PC (21 January 1909 – 7 August 1976) was a Scottish Labour politician and life peer.

Educated at Causewayside and Sciennes Public Schools, Edinburgh, he initially worked as an interior decorator. He was elected as Labour Member of Parliament for Leith at the 1945 general election, holding the seat until 1970. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland from 1947 to 1950, and was joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1964 to 1970. He was appointed vice-president of the Trustee Savings Bank Association in 1957.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1969. On 4 July 1970 following his retirement from the House of Commons, he was created a life peer as Baron Hoy, of Leith in the County of the City of Edinburgh.^[1] He died in 1976 aged 67.

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^ "No. 45144". The London Gazette. 7 July 1970. p. 7484.

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

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[1] "No. 45144". The London Gazette. 7 July 1970. p. 7484.

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+Educated at Causewayside and Sciennes Public Schools, Edinburgh, he initially worked as an interior decorator. He was elected as Labour [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Leith]] at the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]], holding the seat until 1970. He served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] from 1947 to 1950, and was joint [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food]] from 1964 to 1970. He was appointed vice-president of the [[Trustee Savings Bank]] Association in 1957.
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