He was the son of Robert Weir and was educated at the University of Glasgow. He worked as a journalist and first stood for parliament in Argyllshire in 1918, but was easily beaten by the Coalition Liberal.
He was elected MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire in the general election of 1922, lost his seat in the National Government landslide of 1931, but won it back in 1935, holding on to it until his death in 1939.
MacNeill Weir was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the first Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and wrote a controversial book entitled The Tragedy of Ramsay MacDonald: A Political Biography published in 1938.
He married Margaret Gillison in 1913. There were no children.
macneill, weir, lauchlan, 1877, august, 1939, scottish, labour, politician, lauchlan, mpmember, parliamentfor, clackmannan, eastern, stirlingshirein, office, november, 1935, august, 1939preceded, byjames, wellwood, johnstonsucceeded, byarthur, woodburnin, offi. Lauchlan MacNeill Weir 1877 18 August 1939 was a Scottish Labour politician Lauchlan MacNeill WeirMPMember of Parliamentfor Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireIn office 14 November 1935 18 August 1939Preceded byJames Wellwood JohnstonSucceeded byArthur WoodburnIn office 15 November 1922 7 October 1931Preceded byRalph GlynSucceeded byJames Wellwood JohnstonParliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime MinisterIn office 1929 1931Serving with Robert MorrisonPrime MinisterRamsay McDonaldPreceded byCharles RhysSucceeded byFrank Markham Ralph Glyn John WorthingtonParliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime MinisterIn office 1924 1924Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonaldPreceded bySidney HerbertSucceeded bySidney HerbertPersonal detailsBornLauchlan MacNeill Weir1877Died18 August 1939 1939 08 18 aged 51 52 Political partyLabourSpouseMargaret Gillison m 1913 Alma materUniversity of GlasgowOccupationJournalistHe was the son of Robert Weir and was educated at the University of Glasgow He worked as a journalist and first stood for parliament in Argyllshire in 1918 but was easily beaten by the Coalition Liberal He was elected MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire in the general election of 1922 lost his seat in the National Government landslide of 1931 but won it back in 1935 holding on to it until his death in 1939 MacNeill Weir was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the first Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and wrote a controversial book entitled The Tragedy of Ramsay MacDonald A Political Biography published in 1938 He married Margaret Gillison in 1913 There were no children References EditThis article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources MacNeill Weir news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by MacNeill WeirParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRalph Glyn Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire1922 1931 Succeeded byJames Wellwood JohnstonPreceded byJames Wellwood Johnston Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire1935 1939 Succeeded byArthur WoodburnGovernment officesPreceded bySir Sidney Herbert Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister1924 Succeeded bySir Sidney HerbertPreceded byCharles Rhys Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister1929 1931 serving alongside Robert Morrison Succeeded byFrank Markham Ralph Glyn John Worthington This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MacNeill Weir amp oldid 1167297897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
