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Robert McIntyre - Definition and Overview

Robert Douglas McIntyre was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1947-1956 and a doctor by profession. Born on December 15, 1913, he came to prominence in 1945 when he won the Motherwell by-election, becoming the SNP's first ever Member of Parliament.

He became the SNP's organiser in the 1930s when the party was still headed by John MacCormick, but he resisted MacCormick's later attempts to change the SNP from supporting a policy of full Scottish independence to supporting a modicum of Home Rule. MacCormick would leave the SNP in 1942 from which point McIntyre became the party's leading figure.

McIntyre served as Party President until 1980 after his stint as leader. He died February 2, 1998.

Preceded by:
Bruce Watson
Leader of the Scottish National Party
1947-1956
Followed by:
James Halliday


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