Willie Hamilton
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William Winter Hamilton was a British politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament for constituencies in Fife, Scotland for 37 years, between 1950 and 1987. He was known for his strong repub
Hamilton, c. 1973
West Fife
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West Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1974. Along with East Fife, it was formed by dividing the old Fife c
Willie Hamilton
…After initially being a conscientious objector in World War II, he served as a captain with the Pioneer Corps in the Middle East. Hamilton contested West Fife at the 1945 general election, but lost to Communist Willie Gallacher. In 1950 he overturned that result, winning by over 13,000 votes. In 1974, after…
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