John Maxton
British politician (1936 - 2025)
Also known as John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton · Lord Maxton
- Born
- May 5, 1936
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- May 5, 1936
- Died
- November 20, 2025
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Sources- 1.facebook.com/HamiltonBulls/posts/pfbid02NbyrxeofqnhRJdxFhkEAjEJULPLHu7b6jKQoLjTSxSxQgJWiWTNVnweVG8PHP8AKlRetrieved 2025-11-21
- 2.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Lord Maxton, Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart who came from a firebrand Red Clydeside family”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/11/27/lord-maxton-labour-mp-glasgow-cathcart-john/
- November 20, 2025
- Birthplace
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- Positions held
- member of the House of Lords(2004–2025)
- , member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom(1997–2001)
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- , member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom(1992–1997)
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- +3 more
- Education
- Lord Williams's School
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- , University College, Oxford
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Lord Maxton, Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart who came from a firebrand Red Clydeside family”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/11/27/lord-maxton-labour-mp-glasgow-cathcart-john/
- Lord Williams's School
- Languages spoken, written or signed
Overview
Life at a glance
Positions, education, employers and awards over time
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42 statements · 55% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Member of political party
- Labour Party(since 1970)
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Lord Maxton, Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart who came from a firebrand Red Clydeside family”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/11/27/lord-maxton-labour-mp-glasgow-cathcart-john/
- Labour Party(since 1970)
- Name in native language
- John Maxton, Baron Maxton
- Candidacy in election
- 1992 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Glasgow Cathcart · represents: Labour Party · votes received: 16,265
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Sources- 1.Stated in UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency LevelRetrieved 2022-12-13
- 1979 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Glasgow Cathcart · represents: Labour Party · votes received: 17,550
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Sources- 1.Stated in UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency LevelRetrieved 2022-12-13
- 1983 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Glasgow Cathcart · represents: Labour Party · votes received: 16,037
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Sources- 1.Stated in UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency LevelRetrieved 2022-12-13
- 1987 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Glasgow Cathcart · represents: Labour Party · votes received: 19,623
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Sources- 1.Stated in UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency LevelRetrieved 2022-12-13
- 1997 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Glasgow Cathcart · represents: Labour Party · votes received: 19,158
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Sources- 1.Stated in UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency LevelRetrieved 2022-12-13
- 1992 United Kingdom general election electoral district: Glasgow Cathcart · represents: Labour Party · votes received: 16,265
- Member of
- Tribune Group
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Lord Maxton, Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart who came from a firebrand Red Clydeside family”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/11/27/lord-maxton-labour-mp-glasgow-cathcart-john/
- Tribune Group
- Father
- John Purdon Maxton
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Lord Maxton, Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart who came from a firebrand Red Clydeside family”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/11/27/lord-maxton-labour-mp-glasgow-cathcart-john/
- John Purdon Maxton
On other databases
13 identifiers linking John Maxton across the web's reference databases
- Beamish peerage database person ID2125
- Companies House officer IDjQLJnwZO38Q7S5rZI7u1LfPAURo
- Freebase ID/m/01xfzt
- Hansard (1803–2005) IDmr-john-maxton
- OpenSanctions IDQ64330
- Parliament.uk member ID607
- Prabook ID945767
- Rush Parliamentary Archive ID478
- The Peerage person IDp19159.htm#i191581
- TheyWorkForYou ID10425
- UK Parliament IDpNcsoFEh
- UK Parliament thesaurus ID302207
- Who's Who UK IDU27052
