John Paton (8 August 1886 – 14 December 1976) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1964.
He was born in Aberdeen; his father James Paton was a master baker and his mother Isabella Bruce was a seamstress.
His socialist views repelled his wealthy customers and the shop failed soon after the war.
Moving to Glasgow, he worked as a journeyman barber before becoming a full-time political organiser for the Independent Labour Party.
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