Tom Fraser
Tom Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 16 October 1964 – 23 December 1965 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Ernest Marples |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Castle |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 4 August 1945 – 26 October 1951 Served with George Buchanan, John Robertson and Margaret Herbison. | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Sec. of State | Joseph Westwood |
| Chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board | |
| In office May 1967 – January 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Strathclyde |
| Succeeded by | Lord Greenhill |
| Member of Parliament for Hamilton | |
| In office 29 January 1943 – 14 October 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan Macgregor Graham |
| Succeeded by | Winnie Ewing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1911 |
| Died | 21 November 1988 (aged 77) |
| Political party | Labour |
Tom Fraser PC (18 February 1911 – 21 November 1988) was a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hamilton constituency between 1943 and 1967.[1]
He was Minister of Transport from 16 October 1964 until 23 December 1965. In December 1965 he introduced the 70 mph (113 km/h) speed limit on motorways as an emergency measure[2] following a series of multiple crashes on motorways mainly in fog.[3] Throughout his tenure as Minister, he authorised the closure 1,071 mi of railway lines, following the recommendations from the Beeching Report. However, he went further and authorised the closure of lines, notably the Oxford to Cambridge Line, that even Beechig had not considered closing.[4]
In May 1967 he resigned from Parliament to become chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.[5][6]
He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1964.
Notes
- ^ "Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Hamilton South".
- ^ Walter Harris (13 December 2005). "Politicians and the pleasures of fast cars". The Independent.
- ^ David Benson (1966). "Four of the reasons why there's a good time coming". The Daily Express. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ David Henshaw: The Great Railway Conspiracy. p. 165 (3rd Edition, 2013) ISBN 978-0-957651 1-0-4
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ulPnFO1rSKYC&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=North+of+Scotland+Hydro-Electric+Board+chairman+1967&source=bl&ots=mCpmCHMuWm&sig=Mc1CZXVwHi7yymQXB9CXAFGtizM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinuve74IXSAhVmLcAKHXHqDXYQ6AEIUjAM#v=onepage&q=North%20of%20Scotland%20Hydro-Electric%20Board%20chairman%201967&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BOR8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=M+Joughin+North+of+Sco+Hydro&source=bl&ots=lG1yLX6vi5&sig=UgpP1nDb8aoi4LRStQ2mWwgD8SM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja27KX4oXSAhXrAsAKHe7cArEQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q=M%20Joughin%20North%20of%20Sco%20Hydro&f=false
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Fraser
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