Obituary Patrick Wolrige-Gordon

From: The Scotsman | Date: May 28, 2002| Author: GORDON CASELY | Copyright information

Patrick Wolrige-Gordon, former MP for East Aberdeenshire, farmer

Born: 10 August, 1935, at Esslemont, Aberdeenshire Died: 22 May, 2002, at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, aged 66

THE achievements of Patrick Wolrige-Gordon as hard-working constituency MP and champion of the fishing industry were overshadowed by his involvement in Moral Re-Armament, a connection which ultimately led to his defeat at the polls.

When elected Conservative MP for East Aberdeenshire in 1958, Wolrige-...

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