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John Alexander Corrie (born 29 July 1935) is a British Conservative Party politician.

Corrie was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh and Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand. He was a farmer and chairman of the Scottish Young Unionists 1963-64.

Corrie contested North Lanarkshire in 1964 and Central Ayrshire in 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Bute and Northern Ayrshire from February 1974 to 1983, and for Cunninghame North from 1983 until the 1987 general election, when he lost his seat to the Labour Party candidate Brian Wilson.

Corrie was also a Member of the European Parliament 1975-76, 1977-79 and 1994-2004.

References

The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1987
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean	Member of Parliament for Bute and Northern Ayrshire Feb 1974–1983	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Cunninghame North 1983–1987	Succeeded by Brian Wilson

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+'''John Alexander Corrie''' (born [[29 July]] [[1935]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.
-'''Richard Alton Graham''' (November 6, 1920-September 24, 2007) was an American equal rights leader, one of the inaugural group of five members of the United States [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]] ([[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission|EEOC]]).  He was the founding director of the [[National Teachers Corps]]  He was also one of the founders of the [[National Organization for Women]] ([[National Organization for Women|NOW]]), becoming one of its initial officers.<ref name="berstein">Bernstein, Adam. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/28/AR2007092801922.html  "Richard Graham, Early EEOC, Teacher Corps Leader."] ''Washington Post.'' September 29, 2007.</ref>
+Corrie was educated at [[George Watson's College]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Lincoln Agricultural College]], [[New Zealand]]. He was a farmer and chairman of the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Young Unionists]] 1963-64.
-==Early life==
-Graham was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]]; but he was raised in [[Lima, Ohio]] and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].  During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces in Iran.  <ref name="fox">Fox, Margalit. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/us/08graham.html?scp=1&sq=richard+alton+graham&st=nyt  "Richard Graham, Equal Rights Leader, Dies at 86."] ''New York Times.'' October 8, 2007.</ref>  After the war, he worked with his father developing a variable speed drive transmission for electric motors.  Father and son ran a small manufacturing business in Minominnee, Minnesota, until the younger Graham embarked on a career of public service.<ref name="phillips">Phillips, Cabell. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50817FE3D5F147A93C3A8178ED85F418685F9&scp=40&sq=richard+a+graham&st=p  ''Franklin Roosevelt Jr. to Head Equal Job Opportunity Agency; Panel, Created in Rights Act, Will Begin Work in July -- Other Members Named,"] ''New York Times.'' May 11, 1965.</ref>
+Corrie contested [[North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Lanarkshire]] in 1964 and [[Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Ayrshire]] in 1966. He was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Bute and Northern Ayrshire]] from [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|February 1974]] to [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]], and for [[Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]] from 1983 until the [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987 general election]], when he lost his seat to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate [[Brian Wilson (politician)|Brian Wilson]].
-===Educational background===
-Graham was awarded a bachelor's degree in engineering from [[Cornell University]] in 1942.  He earned a master's degree in education from [[Catholic University]] in 1970; and he continued his studies, earning a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1972 from what was then the "Union Graduate School", now the [[Union Institute and University]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].<ref name="berstein"/>
+Corrie was also a [[Member of the European Parliament]] 1975-76, 1977-79 and 1994-2004.
-==Public Service==
-In 1961, Graham became the deputy of [[Sargent Shriver]], the first director of the [[Peace Corps]]; and then he left Washington to head the Peace Corps in Tunisia (1963-1965).<ref name="fox"/>
+==References==
-In 1965, President [[Lyndon Johnson] named Graham as one of the first members of the EEOC Commissioners.  He was readily confirmed by Congress.<ref name="phillips"/>  He was a registered  Republican in 1965 -- he later changed party affiliation -- and he was named to EEOC to add political balance.<ref name="berstein"/>  Among other activities, he was prominent in promoting the EEOC guidelines, including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender.<ref>Robertson, Nan. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20616FF3D5D167A93C3A8178AD95F418685F9&scp=13&sq=richard+a+graham&st=p  "U.S. Acts to Curb Sex Bias on Jobs; Business Given Guidelines to Assure Equality,"] ''New York Times.'' November 11, 1965.</ref>  He would later say he "learned on the job" to become a feminist; and soon became one of the more outspoken commissioners along with the only female member, [[Aileen Hernandez]], a future NOW founder and president.<ref name="berstein"/>
+*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'', [[The Times|Times Newspapers Ltd]], 1987
+*{{rayment}}
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-He was the founding vice president of the National Organization for Women when it was first organized in 1966.<ref name="fox"/> He was a male supporter of women's rights at a time when not a lot of men were prepared to take that kind of stand in public; and, according to the 2007 NOW President Kim Gandy, Graham's decision to become a leader of the organization in its infancy gave NOW a certain level of credibility.<ref name="berstein"/>
+{{s-par|uk}}
-In 1966, he was sworn in as the first director of the underfunded [[National Teachers Corps]], with an initial budget of $7.5 million for 1,250 teachers in 125 schools.  This meant that from the outset, Graham's top priority became lobbying Congress for additional appropriations to bridge the gap between the program's funding and its projected per capita costs of $8,100 per teacher.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20911F63E54117B93C1A9178AD95F428685F9&scp=1&sq=richard+a+graham&st=p  "New Funds Sought by Teacher Corps; Graham, Sworn as Director, Hopes Congress Will Act,"] ''New York Times.'' November 3, 1966.</ref>  By 1968, the Teacher Corps had expanded into 200 schools; and the program had earned modest bi-partisan support.<ref>Herbers, John. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50A13FC3F5C107B93C3AA178ED85F438685F9&scp=10&sq=richard+a+graham&st=p  "Teachers Corps Faces Revision But Retention Is Held Likely,"] ''New York Times.'' May 31, 1967; [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B16FB3455157493C3AB178BD95F4C8685F9&scp=3&sq=richard+a+graham&st=p  "Teacher Proposal Praised,"] ''New York Times.'' October 21, 1968.</ref>
+{{succession box
-Graham continued to head the Teacher Corps in the early years of the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon administration]] until early 1971.<ref>Rosenthal, Jack. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E17FD3D5F107B93CBAB178AD85F458785F9&scp=7&sq=richard+a+graham&st=p  "Service Corps Struggle; A Press Release Constitutes Bold Salvo In Fight Over Proposed Agency's Role,"] ''New York Times.'' January 29, 1971.</ref>
+  | title  = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Bute and Northern Ayrshire]]
+  | years  = [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|Feb 1974]]&ndash;[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
+  | before = Sir [[Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean]]
+  | after  = ''(constituency abolished)''
+}}
+{{succession box
+  | title  = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]]
+  | years  = [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]&ndash;[[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987]]
+  | before = ''(new constituency)''
+  | after  = [[Brian Wilson (politician)|Brian Wilson]]
+}}
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-In the mid-1970s, he became director of the [[Center for Moral Education]] at the [[Harvard Graduate School of Education]].  He served as President of [[Goddard College]] in [[Plainfield, Vermont]] (1975-1976); and he helped found the [[Goddard-Cambridge Center for Social Change]].<ref name="fox"/>
+[[Category:1935 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
-From the mid-1980s until his death, Graham was an adviser to the [[Council for Research in Values and Philosophy]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name="fox"/>
+[[Category:Conservative MPs (UK)]]
+[[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Scottish constituencies]]
-==Notes==
+[[Category:Members of the European Parliament from the United Kingdom]]
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+[[Category:People associated with George Watson's College]]
+[[Category:UK MPs 1974]]
-==References==
+[[Category:UK MPs 1974-1979]]
-* Bernstein, Adam. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/28/AR2007092801922.html  "Richard Graham, Early EEOC, Teacher Corps Leader."] ''Washington Post.'' September 29, 2007.
+[[Category:UK MPs 1979-1983]]
-* Fox, Margalit. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/us/08graham.html?scp=1&sq=richard+alton+graham&st=nyt  "Richard Graham, Equal Rights Leader, Dies at 86."] ''New York Times.'' October 8, 2007.
+[[Category:UK MPs 1983-1987]]
-* Woo, Elaine. [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/09/30/richard_graham_founding_officer_of_now_at_86/  "Richard Graham, founding officer of NOW; at 86,"] ''Boston Globe.'' September 30, 2007.
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-[[Category:1920 births]]
-[[Category:2007 deaths]]
-[[Category:American feminists]]
-[[Category:American civil rights activists]]
-[[Category:People from Chicago, Illinois]]
-[[Category:Cornell University alumni]]
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