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  Gordon McMaster MP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
GORDON McMaster, a tireless champion for the disabled and a horticulturist of international repute, had been MP for Paisley South since winning the seat for Labour in a by-election in November 1990.
Gordon was extremely well known throughout his constituency and he was on first-name terms with everybody, especially in his cherished town of Johnstone.
Gordon had been a lecturer in horticulture, and from an early age had shown genuine concern for the needs of people with learning disabilities.
www.alba.org.uk /paisleysouth/mcmaster.html   (996 words)

  
 Gordon McMaster Information
Gordon James McMaster (13 February 1960 – 28 July 1997) was a British politician.
McMaster began to suffer chronic fatigue which he ascribed to the effects of organophosphate chemicals which he used in his previous career as a horticulturalist; he also began drinking heavily.
Most commentators understood this as implying that McMaster was accusing them of spreading rumours of his homosexuality.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Gordon_McMaster   (180 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Video Archive - Gordon McMaster suicide - regrets and repercussions
GORDON McMaster, Labour MP for Paisley South, was found dead in his car yesterday after apparently committing suicide.
Mr McMaster, who was elected to his seat in a by-election in November 1990, upped his majority to 12,750 at the general election.
She added that Mr McMaster, who weighed 18 stone, had become very quiet in recent months and said that not being able to work because of his illness had been having a devastating effect on him.
heritage.scotsman.com /videos.cfm?vid=53   (904 words)

  
 BBC Politics 97
"Gordon was a well-liked and much respected Member of Parliament who, although he was only elected in 1990, was deeply committed to his constituents in Paisley south, serving them with dedication and distinction," he said.
Mr McMaster had served in the Opposition Whips Office in the years leading up to the May 1 general election and as a frontbench spokesman on overseas aid.
The Labour party in Scotland confirmed the death of Mr McMaster, a former magistrate and former lecturer in horticulture.
www.bbc.co.uk /politics97/news/07/0728/mcmaster.shtml   (236 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Gordon McMaster, 37, was a professional gardener before becoming an MP for Paisley South, near Glasgow, in 1990.
McMaster was found dead in the garage at his home in Johnstone, near Paisley.
McMaster said that his doctors believed his illness had been caused by exposure to the organo-phosphates contained in garden pesticides.
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 Douglas Alexander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He then went to Edinburgh University, where he got a Master's in 1990, an LLB in 1993, and a diploma in legal practice the next year.
Alexander worked as a speech-writer and parliamentary researcher for Gordon Brown for a year in 1990, and then went into practice after securing his diploma, working as a solicitor until 1997.
Alexander took a successful co-ordinating role in his party's campaign for the 2001 general election, and was subsequently made a Minister of State with responsibility for "e-commerce and competitiveness" in the Department for Trade and Industry in June 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_Alexander   (435 words)

  
 McMaster Daily News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Michael Gordon, vice-president of medical services and head of geriatrics and internal medicine at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, will present this year's lecture, hosted by McMaster's Department of Family Medicine.
Gordon is also head of the division of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, and a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
Gordon will participate in several academic activities with faculty, students and residents during his visit.
dailynews.mcmaster.ca /story.cfm?id=2295   (492 words)

  
 McMaster Daily News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Paul Whelan, associate professor in the department of surgery, is the inaugural holder of the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Urology.
Whelan is overseeing the development of a research program in Urology at McMaster University including studies into the initiation of prostate cancer, treatment of prostate and kidney cancer, and laparoscopic surgery of the kidney and prostate.
Surgeons at the McMaster Institute of Urology have introduced laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of kidney and prostate cancer and have performed over 600 cases since 2001.
dailynews.mcmaster.ca /story.cfm?id=2895   (476 words)

  
 New Statesman: The double life and death of a political man - the life and death of Gordon McMaster, one of Scotland's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Gordon McMaster was one of Scotland's most promising young Labour MPs, with his sights set on a place in Tony Blair's cabinet.
Gordon, who never married, was devoted to his parents.
Gordon could be shy, temperamental and suspicious, but an easy ability to be liked, the skills he had honed as a councillor and the ambition to impress his parents had lifted him by 1992 to the job of Scottish opposition whip.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_n4360_v126/ai_20152103   (1637 words)

  
 FAMOUS WORKING KELPIES: WYREEMA (13)
This breeding Stud has been in the McMaster family for many generations.The Stud was formed by John McMaster in the very early 1900's with a King and McLeod Kelpie bitch called Gwen.
Robert McMaster died in 1938 and the Stud was then handled by Stanley McMaster.
Gordon McMaster sent Kelpies to every State in Australia as well as USA, Middle East, South africa, Honolulu and New Zealand.
www.geocities.com /Petsburgh/6392/wyreema.htm   (1024 words)

  
 Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut - Person Page 963
She was the daughter of Robert Gordon McMaster and Mary Worline.
Margaret Eaton married William Abrose McMaster, son of Benjamin McMaster and Aminda Humphrey, on 7 December 1845 at Delaware Co., OH.
Milo V. Perry married Nettie Elmina McMaster, daughter of William Abrose McMaster and Margaret Eaton, on 20 April 1880 at Delaware Co., OH.
www.holcombegenealogy.com /data/p963.htm   (1752 words)

  
 BBC News | From Our Own Correspondent | Low-key campaign in Paisley after MP's suicide
To add to the sense of drama, Mr McMaster left a suicide note which reportedly accused senior colleagues in the party of running a smear campaign against him.
Gordon McMaster had himself entered Parliament via a by-election: the dual contest in Paisley North and South in 1990 when he was victorious alongside Irene Adams.
Following Gordon McMaster's suicide, Labour announced an inquiry into the party in the wider Renfrewshire area.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/12745.stm   (936 words)

  
 Scottish Brewing Archive - SBA Collections - Gordon & Blair Ltd, Brewers, Edinburgh, Scotland
Gordon & Blair Ltd, brewers in Edinburgh, Scotland, was registered as a limited company on 13 May 1898, and resulted from a merger between James Gordon and Co, brewers, and wine and spirit merchants of Glasgow, Scotland, and Charles Blair and Co, brewers of Edinburgh.
James Gordon had entered the employ of Steel, Coulson and Co, brewers of Edinburgh, in 1863 before setting up on his own business in 1878 as a wine and spirit merchant, and brewers agent.
James Gordon was appointed to the position of Managing Director for an initial period of five years.
www.archives.gla.ac.uk /sba/sbacolls/gb-pfv.html   (967 words)

  
 What is behind Labour's expulsion of Scottish MP Tommy Graham?
Gordon McMaster killed himself shortly after the Labour Party's election victory on May 1, 1997.
McMaster was a Blair supporter and friend of the then Scottish Labour General Secretary Jack McConnell.
Whilst he immediately denied any responsibility for McMaster's suicide--blaming his one-time associate Mack for the smear--he agreed to Labour's demands that he kept silent until after the referendum vote on Scottish devolution had been held in September 1997.
www.wsws.org /news/1998/sep1998/scot-s17.shtml   (1297 words)

  
 CNN - How to work from home and get more done - October 12, 1998
So McMaster asked her supervisor if she could telecommute some days.
Her boss said no at first, concerned that McMaster would be difficult to reach on her telecommute days.
Gordon recommends working at home once a week for a month to break the ice.
www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9810/12/telecommute.idg/index.html   (900 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Douglas Alexander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Jump to: navigation, search Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands.
Jump to: navigation, search Perth was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1950.
A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Douglas-Alexander   (1560 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The couple is heading to McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, where administrators have created an endowed chair in communications for Mr.
So will Lewis R. Gordon, 42, hired away from Brown University, where he was a professor of Africana studies.
Joining the department as assistant professors are Michael Thau, 42, a former assistant professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, who works on the philosophy of mind, and David C. Wolfsdorf, 34, a specialist in ancient Greek philosophy who is leaving a position as instructor in the writing program at Boston University.
www.temple.edu /news_media/rs0405_28.html   (679 words)

  
 Bujold Lois Mcmaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
McMaster Marauders 1: auders''' are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 7: * [http: www.athrec.mcmaster.ca McMaster University athletics]
Its roots lie in the '''McMaster Student Body''', the original student government 4: aduate Students Association (early 1960s) and the McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (1979).
9: array of resources, services and opportunities to McMaster students and through advocacy of student issues w 10: SU is to draw into a true society all students at McMaster University.
www.swingdancemusic.com /send/26943-bujold%20lois%20mcmaster.html   (275 words)

  
 Cokemaking Courses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Professor Gordon A. Irons is secretary of the organizing committee, which is made up of steel industry colleagues and led by Rob Adoranti of Dofasco Inc. as Chair.
The Cokemaking Course is sponsored by the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Iron and Steel Society, and McMaster University.
Gordon Irons, Director of McMaster's Steel Research Centre is Secretary of the Coordinating Committee, which is made up of steel industry colleagues and led by Rob Adoranti of Dofasco Inc. as Chair.
mse.eng.mcmaster.ca /continuing_ed/cokemake.htm   (220 words)

  
 Klassen tough out for G Men
In an exciting game, McMaster scored one in the top of the first but Western quickly answered back in the bottom of the frame with two of their own.
McMaster's Jamie Cryer had three hits in the contest and Robin McKim had an RBI double.
The McMaster offense was led by Robin McKim who went 3-for-4 while Jamie Cryer and Neil McBride each went 2-for-4.
www.canoe.ca /Slam041008/scb_pow-can.html   (3831 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
Fourteen riders rode away from the field after only five kilometres of the 80 kilometre stage and with riders from the leading teams in the break, the die was cast.
Tour leader Gordon McCauley (Zookeepers Café) made the break, as did two of his team-mates, Yates brothers Jeremy and Matt.
Stormy weather conditions are predicted for the next two days; tomorrow, the riders face a 112 kilometre stage in the morning from Invercargill to Tuatapere, followed by a 86 kilometre stage finishing at Winton in the afternoon.
www.cyclingnews.com /road/2003/nov03/southland03/?id=southland032   (371 words)

  
 Contributing to the Faculty of Engineering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
McMaster alumnus and successful entrepreneur, Walter Booth gave a gift to support a chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation because he wanted to give back to McMaster as a thank you for the success he experienced after graduating with a B.Eng.
While attending McMaster University in the 1960’s, David Braley cultivated a love of sport, in particular football, which he sustains even today.
Remembering their good fortune as students at McMaster, they wanted to leave a legacy for others to benefit from their support.
www.eng.mcmaster.ca /contributing/contributors.htm   (822 words)

  
 Western Morning News (1912) Ugborough Man's Story - 29 April 1912
J. Horswell (sic), a sailor, residing in Southampton, said though he was now lodging at Southampton, he hailed from Ugborough.
He acted as bowman in one of the emergency boats, and among the passengers with them were Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon.
He was told by Officer Murdock to get away with his boat, and he did so.
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/2757   (301 words)

  
 Maiden Speech - -
I did not know Gordon well, although it is a matter of pride to me that on the day in 1990 when Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister I was campaigning for his election on the streets of Paisley.
Christmas came early for the voters of Paisley that year, but it was to be another seven years before they had a Government who reflected their will and the will of the people of Scotland.
During those years, Gordon came to be viewed throughout the constituency with real pride and affection for his concern and commitment to his constituents.
www.douglasalexander.labour.co.uk /viewpage.cfm?Page=5656   (1171 words)

  
 Blair orders inquiry into 'Paisley's crime links'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
AN inquiry into allegations that members of the Labour party in Paisley had links with organised crime is to be ordered by Tony Blair after the suicide of Gordon McMaster.
The Prime Minister has already called for a report on the circumstances of the MP's death and Nick Brown, the Chief Whip, is expected to visit Scotland next week to talk to local politicians and party officers.
The article argued that the reaction to Mr McMaster's death illustrated the depth of prejudice against homosexuals in the party but it was condemned as "tasteless" by friends of the MP.
news.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/08/08/npais08.html   (607 words)

  
 News Release - No F.A.I. in McMaster Case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After consideration of a report by the Procurator Fiscal at Paisley into the death of Gordon McMaster MP, Crown Counsel have concluded that no Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held.
Crown Counsel are satisfied that Mr McMaster took his own life and that there are no suspicious circumstances.
Where the circumstances of the death have been clearly established, and no issues of public safetry or public anxiety arise, a Fatal Accident Inquiry is unlikely to be held.
www.scotland.gov.uk /news/releas97/pr1826.htm   (314 words)

  
 BBC Politics 97
Mr Brown was asked to conduct the investigation by the Prime Minister after it emerged that the late MP wrote a suicide note accusing two parliamentary colleagues of spreading rumours about him.
Mr McMaster's suicide note suggested the MP Tommy Graham and the former Deputy Chief Whip Don Dixon - now Lord Dixon - had been involved in the rumourmill that had left him so depressed.
The MP who was a close friend of Gordon McMaster, believes they were both being smeared by colleagues.
www.bbc.co.uk /politics97/news/08/0812/mcmaster.shtml   (372 words)

  
 Labour begins inquiry into MP's death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The two men named in Mr McMaster's suicide note both cast doubts upon the health and state of mind of their former colleague, despite denying any involvement in the events leading up to his death last month.
Lord Dixon, the former Labour deputy chief whip, said Mr McMaster had not been fit to be considered for promotion from his post in the Opposition whip's office before the general election.
Mr McMaster's reputation was defended by his constituency agent, Joe Hill, who said the late MP was convinced that he was the victim of a vicious smear campaign designed to destroy his career.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/08/13/nmp13.html   (572 words)

  
 Office of Public Relations - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Research and development undertaken in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University has played a significant role in the official launch of a next-generation wind turbine by Cleanfield Energy.  Read more on the Daily News.
A new advertising campaign for the McMaster University Athletics and Recreation Centre and Stadium is now airing on radio and television.
Discover how you can become a part of the project.
www.mcmaster.ca /ua/opr   (93 words)

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