Tom Johnston

Tom Johnston (1881 - 1965) was a prominent Scottish socialist and politician. He was a member of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament (MP) for Stirling and Clackmannan, and Secretary of State for Scotland from 1941 to 1945.

A long-standing supporter of Home Rule, he was able to persuade Churchill of the need to counter the nationalist threat and created a Scottish Council of State and a Council on Industry as institutions to devolve power away from Whitehall.

Johnston's greatest legacy was the creation of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board which brought electric power to rural communities in the Highlands and Islands.

Publications include Our Scots Noble Families (1909) and A History of the Working Classes in Scotland (1920).…more

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	The Life and Death of St. Kilda by Tom Steel 4.09 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 1975 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700 - 2000 by T.M. Devine 3.96 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 1999 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it by Andy Wightman 4.18 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2010 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Behind You, Winston: Churchill's Great Coalition 1940-45 by Roger Hermiston 4.16 avg rating — 73 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland: The Global History: 1603 to the Present by Murray Pittock 3.79 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Twentieth-century Scotland by Christopher Harvie 3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1981 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland and the Easter Rising: Fresh Perspectives on 1916 by Willy Maley (editor) 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2017 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dam Builders: Power from the Glens by James Miller 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2003 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flag in the Wind: The Story of the National Movement in Scotland by John MacCormick 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1955 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scottish National Party Leaders by James Mitchell (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars