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Tom Fraser
For the English football player, see Tommy Fraser.
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 October 16, 1964 until December 23, 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] In 1967 he resigned from Parliament to become chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.
He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1964.
Notes
- ^ "Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Hamilton South". http://www.alba.org.uk/nextwe/c08.html.
- ^ Walter Harris (2005-12-13). "Politicians and the pleasures of fast cars". The Independent. http://motoring.independent.co.uk/comment/article332716.ece.
- ^ David Benson (1966). "Four of the reasons why there's a good time coming". The Daily Express. Archived from the original on 2004-01-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20040105061042/http://www.geocities.com/zephyr_mark4/4reasons.html.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Fraser
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| Preceded by Duncan Macgregor Graham |
Member of Parliament for Hamilton 1943–1967 |
Succeeded by Winnie Ewing |
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Minister of Transport 1964–1965 |
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