John Maxton

Mr John Alston Maxton

Rush ID: 478

All members

Details

Born:
5 May 1936
Died:
20 November 2025
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
School teacher
Election occupation:
College lecturer
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
N/A
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
478
MNIS ID:
607
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q64330
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
2125
They work for you ID:
10425

Name changes

  1. MAXTON, John (1936- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Maxton

    Life

    2004

Constituencies

  1. Glasgow Cathcart

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1979
    Date of election: 3 May 1979
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 2001
    Date of exit: 7 June 2001
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

Higher education

  1. University College Oxford

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Lord William's Grammar School

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), unknown

Relationships

  1. Indirect relative of James Maxton

Parties

  1. Labour Member

Political organisations

  1. Socialist Educational Association Member