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'''Sir Albert McQuarrie'''<ref> [http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=MCQUARRIE Burke's Peerage], from Burke's Peerage & Gentry, retrieved [[May 30]] [[2008]]</ref> (born [[1 January]] [[1918]]) is a former [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. |
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McQuarrie was educated at [[Greenock]] High School and the [[Royal College of Science and Technology]], [[Glasgow]]. He became a design consultant and served as a councillor on Greenock Town Council 1949-55. |
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'''George Kissell''' (1920 - October 7, 2008) was an American [[baseball]] minor league player, manager, coach, scout, and instructor, as well as a major league coach, for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] baseball organization. |
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Kissell was hired in 1940 by [[Branch Rickey]], and spent 69 years with the Cardinals organization. His instructional efforts led to the nickname of "the Professor". He mentored a number of major league managers, including [[Sparky Anderson]], [[Joe Torre]], and [[Tony LaRussa]].<ref name="stlpd1">{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/C8A40753ED4823BC862574DC00170C66?OpenDocument|title=George Kissell: 1920-2008|last=Goold|first=Derrick|date=2008-10-08|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> Kissell received numerous honors for his work in baseball, including induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name=stlpd1/> |
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McQuarrie contested [[Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock]] in 1966. |
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He was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[East Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Aberdeenshire]] from 1979 to 1983, gaining the seat from the [[Scottish National Party|Scottish National Party's]] [[Douglas Henderson]] with a majority of only 937. He was then [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]] from 1983 to 1987, when he lost his seat to future [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] leader [[Alex Salmond]]. |
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In the House of Commons he was Chairman of the British Gibraltar All Party Group. |
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Kissell died on the evening of Tuesday, October 7, 2008, as the result of injuries sustained in a car accident in the [[Tampa, Florida]] area the preceding night.<ref name="stpburgtimes1">{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/article843509.ece|title=Crash claims baseball mentor George Kissell|last=Lindberg|first=Anne|date=2008-10-08|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|accessdate=2008-10-08}}</ref> |
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*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'', [[The Times|Times Newspapers Ltd]], 1966 & 1987 |
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Revision as of 12:28, 9 October 2008
Sir Albert McQuarrie[1] (born 1 January 1918) is a former British Conservative politician.
McQuarrie was educated at Greenock High School and the Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow. He became a design consultant and served as a councillor on Greenock Town Council 1949-55.
Parliamentary career
McQuarrie contested Kilmarnock in 1966. He was Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 1983, gaining the seat from the Scottish National Party's Douglas Henderson with a majority of only 937. He was then MP for Banff and Buchan from 1983 to 1987, when he lost his seat to future SNP leader Alex Salmond.
In the House of Commons he was Chairman of the British Gibraltar All Party Group.
References
- ^ Burke's Peerage, from Burke's Peerage & Gentry, retrieved May 30 2008
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
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