Norman Hogg (Labour politician) explained

Norman Hogg (22 November 1907 – 25 June 1975) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.^[1]

Hogg worked as a baker and joined the Scottish Union of Bakers and Allied Workers, later becoming its full-time North of Scotland organiser, then winning promotion to become national organiser. At the 1950 UK general election, the union sponsored him as a Labour Party candidate in South Angus. He took second place, with a quarter of the vote. He stood in West Aberdeenshire at the 1951 UK general election, again taking second place.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Hogg served on Aberdeen City Council for 21 years, and was Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1964 to 1967. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.^[5]

Hogg's son, also Norman Hogg, became a Labour Party Member of Parliament.

References

1. Book: Hogg, Norman . WHO WAS WHO 2022 . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U155706 . 978-0-19-954089-1 . 2 November 2022.
2. List of Parliamentary Labour candidates and election results, February 23rd, 1950 . Annual Report of the Labour Party . 1950 . 193.
3. Book: Webster . Jack . Jack Webster's Aberdeen . 2007 . Birlinn . 978-1841584782 . 200.
4. Book: The Times House of Commons . 1951 . The Times . London.
5. Deaths . Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party . 1975 . 51.