James Dempsey (Scottish politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About James Dempsey (Scottish politician)
- James Dempsey (6 February 1917 – 12 May 1982) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. Dempsey was educated at Holy Family School, Mossend, the Co-operative College in Loughborough, and at the National Council of Labour Colleges.
- He was a clerk with a haulage firm and a councillor on Lanarkshire County Council from 1945.
- He later worked as a lecturer on political economy and a writer on local government. Dempsey was Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Airdrie from 1959 until he died in office in 1982 aged 65.
- His successor in the resulting by-election was Tom Clarke. His son Brian is a successful businessman and a former director of Celtic F.C..
- His brother John Dempsey (Bellshill) was a footballer for Ipswich town (England), Hamilton, Queen of the South, Newry Town (Ireland), Cowdenbeath.
- John was also a football scout after his playing career with Hamilton Academical and more famously Glasgow Celtic for 11 years; 1965-76 serving under the late Jock Stein during the club's win in the 1967 European Cup Final.
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