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| − | '''John Buchan (1875-1940)''', 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was one of Scotland’s most critically and commercially successful novelists, while playing a major role in public life both as a publisher and a politician. He was Unionist MP for the Combined Scottish Universities from 1927 until 1935. In 1937, he was elected Chancellor of Edinburgh University, a post which he held until his death. [[Edinburgh University Library]] holds a substantial collection of letters to and from Buchan amongst its [[Scottish Literary Papers]]. | + | '''John Buchan (1875-1940)''', 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was one of Scotland’s most critically and commercially successful novelists, while playing a major role in public life both as a publisher and a politician. He was Unionist MP for the Combined Scottish Universities from 1927 until 1935. In 1937, he was elected Chancellor of Edinburgh University, a post which he held until his death. [[Library|Edinburgh University Library]] holds a substantial collection of letters to and from Buchan amongst its [[Scottish Literary Papers]]. |
[[Category:Chancellors|Buchan, John]] [[Category:Members of Parliament|Buchan, John]] | [[Category:Chancellors|Buchan, John]] [[Category:Members of Parliament|Buchan, John]] | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 21 May 2014
John Buchan (1875-1940), 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was one of Scotland’s most critically and commercially successful novelists, while playing a major role in public life both as a publisher and a politician. He was Unionist MP for the Combined Scottish Universities from 1927 until 1935. In 1937, he was elected Chancellor of Edinburgh University, a post which he held until his death. Edinburgh University Library holds a substantial collection of letters to and from Buchan amongst its Scottish Literary Papers.