James Stuart "Jimmy" Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane, was a Scottish business executive and member of the House of Lords.
Official portrait, 2018
CBE insignia
John Smith was a British politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death in May 1994. He was also Member of Parliament for Monklands East.
James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane
…contested East Renfrewshire for Labour. Gordon was further a Trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland between 1998 and 2001 and a Trustee of the John Smith Memorial Trust from 1995. From 1995 to 1997 he was Chairman of the Glasgow Common Purpose organization. Appointed CBE in HM 1984 Birthday Honours, Gordon later received…
Smith in 1989
Smith's birthplace in Dalmally, Glenorchy
Gravestone of Smith on the island of Iona, Scotland. The epitaph is from An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope.