Gilmour Leburn

William Gilmour Leburn (30 July 1913 – 15 August 1963) was a British company director and Conservative Member of Parliament for Kinross and West Perthshire from 1955 until 1963. He served in the government of Harold Macmillan as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland; his sudden death opened the way for Macmillan's successor, Sir Alec Douglas-Home to return to the House of Commons.

Leburn went to Gateside Village School and then Strathallan School, an independent school in Perthshire. Instead of university, he became a woodworking apprentice for Gateside Mills Co. Ltd., with which his family had connections.

At the outbreak of the Second World War Leburn became brigade signal officer with the 154th Infantry Brigade of the 51st Highland Division, which served in France. In 1941 he was made staff officer for the brigade, and fought at El Alamein where he was severely wounded: he took two years in hospital to recover. When well, he joined the Staff College, Camberley, where he was promoted to the rank of major. During the war, Leburn was mentioned in despatches on two separate occasions.

When demobilised, Leburn returned to the Gateside Mills Company, where he moved into management. He became active politically as a Unionist, and in 1948 was elected to Fife County Council. He enjoyed life on the Council and was Vice Convener in 1951-52. Leburn was selected to follow William McNair Snadden as Unionist candidate for Kinross and West Perthshire when Snadden stood down at the 1955 general election. Leburn easily won what was a safe seat.

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