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William Lauchlan (May 1916 – fl.2000) was a Scottish communist activist. Educated to secondary school level,〔''The Times House of Commons'' (1964), p.214〕 Lauchlan joined the Independent Labour Party in 1933, then in 1935 switched to the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).〔''The Times House of Commons'' (1950), p.199〕 He quickly rose to prominence, serving as Lanarkshire Organiser in the 1940s,〔''The Word'', Vols. 2-8, p.40〕 then becoming Scottish District Secretary in about 1951,〔''The Times House of Commons'' (1951), p.199〕 then in the 1960s served as National Organiser.〔 He was also active on Glasgow Trades Council, and in 1946 represented it at the Scottish Trades Union Congress.〔 Lauchlan stood for the CPGB in Glasgow Govan at the 1950 UK general election, then in West Fife in 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1964, although he was never elected.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Lauchlan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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