Donald James Stewart
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The Right Honourable Donald Stewart |
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| President of the Scottish National Party | |
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In office 1982–1987 |
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| Preceded by | William Wolfe |
| Succeeded by | Winnie Ewing |
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Member of Parliament for Western Isles |
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In office 18 June 1970 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Macmillan |
| Succeeded by | Calum MacDonald |
| Personal details | |
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October 17, 1920 Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland |
| Died | 23 August 1992 (aged 71) Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour Party (1937–1939) |
| Spouse(s) | Christina Macaulay (m. 1955; his death 1992) |
Donald James Stewart (17 October 1920 – 23 August 1992) was Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1987 for the Western Isles. He also served as President of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1982 to 1987. He was a councillor in Stornoway for many years and twice served as the town's provost.
Stewart was born on 17 October 1920 in Stornoway, Western Isles, Scotland. He was educated at the Nicolson Institute. Stewart left school at 16 to work as a junior clerk in a local solicitor's office, before going on to work in the office of Kenneth Mackenzie Ltd, a Stornoway Harris Tweed firm. He saw active service during the Second World War with the Royal Navy, serving on HMS Celandine for the duration of the war. Following the war, he returned to Kenneth Mackenzie Ltd, eventually becoming a director. He remained with the firm until his election to Parliament in 1970.
A lifelong socialist, Stewart became convinced of the case for Scottish independence at the 1935 United Kingdom general election, and joined the Scottish National Party the following year. He also joined the Labour Party in 1937, but became disillusioned with the party and left it in 1939. He first elected to Stornoway Town Council in 1951, and remained a councillor until his election to Parliament in 1970. He stood in the 1952 Dundee East by-election. Stewart was the provost of Stornoway from 1959 to 1965, and again from 1968 to 1970. At the 1970 general election he was the SNP's first ever MP returned at a general election, and the last declared result in 1970, which caused great attention in the media.
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