Thomas Cook (Scottish politician)

[1] He was interested in politics from the time he was an apprentice electrician, and was active in the co-operative movement in Rutherglen.

[2] This affiliated to the Labour Party, under which label Cook served as Member of Parliament for constituencies in Dundee from 1945 until his death in 1952.

[3] In parliament he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the President of the Board of Trade, working under Stafford Cripps and Harold Wilson, and then from 1950 to 1951 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The owner of the car, a local businessman named John Ross, was also in the vehicle and was taken to Dundee Royal Infirmary to be treated for arm injuries.

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