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”’Thomas McLellan McMillan”’ (12 February 1919 – 30 April 1980) was a Scottish [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician.

”’Thomas McLellan McMillan”’ (12 February 1919 – 30 April 1980) was a Scottish [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician.

McMillan was a wood machinist at [[Cowlairs]] railway workshops. He was a councillor on [[Glasgow City Council]] from 1962 and of the city’s Housing and Health Licensing Court.

McMillan was a wood machinist at [[Cowlairs railway . He was a councillor on [[Glasgow ]] from 1962 and of the city’s Housing and Health Licensing Court.

McMillan was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] for [[Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Central]] from 1966 until 1980, when he died at a hospital in London due to injuries sustained falling from a bus two weeks prior.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qvs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OkkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3437%2C32454|title = MP Tom McMillan dies in hospital|newspaper = [[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]|date = 1 May 1980|last = Trotter|first = Stuart|accessdate = 3 March 2021|page = 3}}</ref> The [[1980 Glasgow Central by-election|resulting by-election]] was won by [[Bob McTaggart]], who himself also died in office in 1989.

McMillan was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)| of ]] for [[Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Central]] from 1966 until 1980, when he died at a hospital in London due to injuries sustained falling from a bus two weeks prior.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qvs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OkkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3437%2C32454|title = MP Tom McMillan dies in hospital|newspaper = [[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]|date = 1 May 1980|last = Trotter|first = Stuart|accessdate = 3 March 2021|page = 3}}</ref> The [[1980 Glasgow Central by-election|resulting by-election]] was won by [[Bob McTaggart]], who himself also died in office in 1989.

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Revision as of 03:30, 23 December 2025

British politician (1919–1980)

Thomas McLellan McMillan (12 February 1919 – 30 April 1980) was a Scottish Labour politician.

McMillan was a wood machinist at Cowlairs railway works. He was a councillor on Glasgow Corporation from 1962 and a member of the city’s Housing and Health Licensing Court.

McMillan was Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central from 1966 until 1980, when he died at a hospital in London due to injuries sustained falling from a bus two weeks prior.[1] The resulting by-election was won by Bob McTaggart, who himself also died in office in 1989.

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