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Allan Chapman (politician)

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Allan Chapman
Member of Parliament
for Rutherglen
In office
14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byHerbert Moss
Succeeded byGilbert McAllister
Personal details
Born(1897-03-18)18 March 1897
Died7 January 1966(1966-01-07) (aged 68)
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Political partyUnionist

Allan Chapman (18 March 1897[1] – 7 January 1966) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.[2]

Chapman was the son of H. Williams Chapman and attended Queens' College, Cambridge. He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire. He held the seat during the war years, but at the 1945 general election he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate Gilbert McAllister.[3]

In the war-time coalition government, he was Assistant Postmaster-General from March 1941 to March 1942, and then Under-Secretary of State for Scotland until the coalition government was dissolved in May 1945. In the subsequent caretaker government he then shared the post with Thomas Dunlop Galbraith until the new Labour Government took office at the end of July.[3]

He was married to Beatrice Cox. He died at Dundee Royal Infirmary, age 68.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Allan Chapman in the 1939 England and Wales Register; resident of City of Westminster, London, England, occupation listed as Member of Parliament Rusherglen Div.
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  3. ^ a b c "Obituary: Mr. Allan Chapman". The Times. 7 January 1966. p. 12.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rutherglen
19351945
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Assistant Postmaster-General
1941–1942
Succeeded by
Preceded by Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
1942 – July 1945
With: Thomas Dunlop Galbraith from May 1945
Succeeded by