Hugh Brown (politician)
He left school aged 14 to work at the Post Office, and played semi-professional football at Shettleston Juniors.Brown left the civil service in 1962, when he was selected as a prospective parliamentary candidate, and served as MP for Glasgow Provan from 1964[3] until he retired in 1987.His political views lay to the left-wing of the party, and his parliamentary interests concentrated mainly on constituency and Scottish matters.Brown was praised for the role he played in resolving the dispute both by the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, and by the Icelandic Government.In later life, he was a director of Margaret McIver Limited, which owned a ballroom and market in Glasgow.