Thursday, 12 July 2018
1967 Sir John Collie
Constituency : Glasgow Partick 1922-23
Sir John easily held on to the seat vacated by Robert Balfour in a straight fight with an Asquithian. He had the support of the Partick Unionist Association.
John was educated at Aberdeen University. He became a doctor and held a number of Medical Officer posts in the civil service. He served on a number of Royal Commissions. He was knighted in 1912. He wrote a number of publications including works on medical fraud. He wrote the standard pre-war text on malingering.
John stood down in 1923.
He died in 1935 aged 75.
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