Alexander Harper Kitson (21 October 1921 – 2 August 1997) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party official.
Kitson grew up in Kirknewton, from where he undertook milk deliveries to Morningside alongside Sean Connery.
[1] Kitson was known as an admirer of the Soviet Union, a position largely influenced by Abe Moffat.
He served on the World Peace Council as a supporter of James Lamond, and visited the USSR annually from the 1950s until the 1980s.
[2] In retirement from his union posts, he also served as chairman of the Board of Lothian Buses.