John Rankin (1 February 1890 – 8 October 1973) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 Labour Co-operative

Labour Co-operative

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 politician.

Rankin was educated at Allan Glen's School

Allan Glen's School

Allan Glen's School was for most of its existence a selective fee-paying independent secondary school for boys in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded by the Allan Glen's Endowment Scholarship Trust on the death in 1850 of Allan Glen, a successful Glasgow tradesman and businessman, "to give a good...

, Glasgow

Glasgow

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 and the University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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. He became a school teacher, propagandist and lecturer.

Rankin first stood for Parliament without success in Glasgow Pollok

Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Pollok was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West...

 in 1923, 1924 and 1935. He served as Labour Co-operative

Labour Co-operative

Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....

 Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for the constituency of Glasgow Tradeston

Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Tradeston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...

 from 1945 to 1955 and for Glasgow Govan

Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament elected by the first-past-the-post system.The area which the constituency...

 from 1955 until his death in 1973. His death led to the 1973 Glasgow Govan by-election

Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973

The Glasgow Govan by-election was held on 8 November 1973, following the death of John Rankin, Labour Party Member of Parliament for the Glasgow Govan constituency. Rankin had died one month earlier, on 8 October 1973. Rankin had held the seat since 1955. With the exception of a narrow Conservative...

, famously won by Margo MacDonald

Margo MacDonald

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 for the Scottish National Party

Scottish National Party

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