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'''Sir Thomas Russell Fairgrieve''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (3 May 1924 – 17 February 1999) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Conservative and Unionist]] politician.<ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-russell-fairgrieve-1072485.html |title=Sir Russell Fairgrieve |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> | '''Sir Thomas Russell Fairgrieve''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (3 May 1924 – 17 February 1999) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Conservative and Unionist]] politician.<ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-russell-fairgrieve-1072485.html |title=Sir Russell Fairgrieve |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|location=London |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
He was educated at [[St. Mary's School, Melrose]], [[Sedbergh School]], and the [[Scottish College of Textiles]]. He served as a Major in the [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] (Indian Army), 1946 and as a Major in the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]] from 1956 to 1972. | He was educated at [[St. Mary's School, Melrose]], [[Sedbergh School]], and the [[Scottish College of Textiles]]. He served as a Major in the [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] (Indian Army), 1946 and as a Major in the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]] from 1956 to 1972. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, 9 October 2021
Sir Thomas Russell Fairgrieve CBE (3 May 1924 – 17 February 1999) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.[1]
He was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose, Sedbergh School, and the Scottish College of Textiles. He served as a Major in the 8th Gurkha Rifles (Indian Army), 1946 and as a Major in the King's Own Scottish Borderers from 1956 to 1972.
He served as a Selkirk County and Galashiels Town Councillor from 1949 to 1959, and as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire West from February 1974 until 1983. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1979 until 1981, and was a Member of the Council of Europe. He held a number of offices in the Scottish Conservative Association and was Chairman of the Conservative Party in Scotland from 1975 until 1980.
He held a number of business appointments, mainly in the textile, advertising and construction sectors.
He was appointed a CBE in 1974 and was knighted in 1981.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sir Russell Fairgrieve". The Independent. London. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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| Preceded by Colin Mitchell |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire West February 1974 – 1983 |
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- 1924 births
- 1999 deaths
- People educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- British Indian Army officers
- King's Own Scottish Borderers officers
- Scottish Conservative Party MPs
- Knights Bachelor
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Councillors in Scotland
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- Indian Army personnel of World War II
- People from Galashiels