John Helias Finnie McEwen
| Sir John McEwen, Bt. | |
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Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington |
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In office 1931–1945 |
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| Preceded by | George Sinkinson |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury |
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In office 1942–1944 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland |
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In office 1939–1940 |
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| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Henry Wedderburn |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Westwood |
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| Born |
John Helias Finnie McEwen 21 June 1894 |
| Died | 19 March 1962 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Brigid Mary Lindley (m. 1923; his death 1962) |
| Children | 7, including Rory, Mary |
| Parents | Robert Finnie McEwen Mary Frances Dundas |
| Residence | Marchmont House |
| Alma mater |
Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen, 1st Baronet or Jock McEwen (21 June 1894 – 19 April 1962), was a Scottish Unionist politician who served in the House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington from 1931 until 1945.
Sir John McEwen was the son of Robert Finnie McEwen (1861-) of Marchmont, Berwickshire, and Bardrochat, F.S.A.Scot., Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Berwickshire, by Mary Frances, daughter of R.H.D. Dundas. His sister, Katherine Isobel McEwen, married Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough on 12 July 1922 at St Margaret's, Westminster and had five children with him.
He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
During the First World War, he served in the Cameron Highlanders, being promoted Captain in 1915. He transferred to the Royal Army Flying Corps and was later a prisoner of war. After the war he joined the Diplomatic Service, and in 1920, was 3rd Secretary; 2nd Secretary in 1925, serving in the London Foreign Office, Athens and Rome.
In the 1929 General Election, he contested the seat of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Haddington for the Unionist Party, but failed. However two years later he was elected to the House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick and Haddington at the 1931 general election, and held the seat until 1945, when his attempt to be reelected failed.
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