Allan Macartney [SEP] cause of death
Allan Macartney
Dr William John Allan Macartney (17 February 1941 – 25 August 1998) was a Scottish politician who served as a Scottish National Party MEP for the North East Scotland constituency between the 1994 European Parliament election and his sudden death from a heart attack in 1998.
Early life.
Macartney was born in Accra, Gold Coast. He was the son of a Church of Scotland minister, his family soon returned to Scotland and he was schooled in Elgin, Moray. He studied at the universities of Tübingen and
1996.
In August 1998 Macartney was unanimously re-selected as the SNP's candidate for the 1999 European Parliament elections.
Death and legacy.
Macartney collapsed and died on 25 August 1998 at his home in Aberdeen. A service of thanksgiving was held in St Machar's Cathedral.
At the 1998 North East Scotland by-election, caused by Allan Macartney's death, Ian Hudghton held the seat for the SNP with a substantially increased majority.
In 2000, the University of Aberdeen introduced a new scholarship