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John Mackintosh (Scottish politician)

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with teaching students, a role he enjoyed. He was a strong supporter of formal lectures and would deliver his remarks written out all in longhand. This style of presentation did his students no harm: during the last year of his life he taught an introductory undergraduate course on political
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A memorial lecture was founded by Arthur Greenan, his friends in the constituency and colleagues in Edinburgh University. The lecture is held every year, alternating between East Lothian and Edinburgh University. Past speakers have included
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newspapers. He was an accomplished broadcaster and lecturer, appearing regularly on television and giving public lectures. He was also the editor of
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He wrote widely in the academic press and also for the educated general reader. He first wrote on devolution in 1966, publishing
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in London for an unspecified medical condition. Shortly thereafter, he lost consciousness on a flight from London to
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philosophy in 20 lectures; at the end of this series, the students gave him a standing ovation.
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
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Later in life, Mackintosh became chair and professor of politics at the
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from 1966 to February 1974 and again from October 1974 until his death.
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Mackintosh's focus on Scottish devolution has also been discussed in
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to the Berwick and East Lothian constituency, his seat was won by
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in Edinburgh six days later, on 30 July, at the age of 48. In the
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from 1961 to 1963, and became Professor of Politics at the
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After his death, two volumes of essays were published:
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against the national trend, he lost his seat to the
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Gifford, East Lothian
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Michael Ancram
John Home Robertson
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British Raj
Edinburgh
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Una Maclean
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