Adam McKinlay


Adam Storey McKinlay was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was a Member of [Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament] from 1929 to 1931, and from 1941 to 1950.
McKinlay was born in Govan, Glasgow in December 1887 to Hugh McKinlay and Lizzie Storey.
At the 1929 [United Kingdom general election|1929 general election], McKinlay was elected as MP for Glasgow Partick. He was defeated in 1931 [United Kingdom general election|1931] and was unsuccessful when he stood again in 1935. He also stood unsuccessfully in the 1935 Perth by-election. He returned to the British [House of Commons|House of Commons] when he won a by-election in on 27 February 1941 for the Dunbartonshire constituency. He was re-elected in 1945 and when that constituency was abolished at the 1950 general election, he was returned for the new West [Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dunbartonshire] constituency, holding that seat until his death the following month. McKinlay died in Anniesland, Glasgow from coronary artery thrombosis at the age of 62.