11 Facts About Angus McLagan

Angus McLagan was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Angus McLagan was a member of the Legislative Council and later Member of Parliament for Riccarton.

Angus McLagan was a cabinet minister from 1942 to 1949 in the First Labour Government.

Angus McLagan emigrated to New Zealand in 1911 and settled in Greymouth.

Angus McLagan worked in the Grey Valley mines before briefly moving to Brunner, but he moved back to Greymouth in 1938.

Angus McLagan was an active trade unionist all his life.

Angus McLagan was a member of both the Greymouth Borough Council and Brunner Borough Council.

Angus McLagan was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1942 by Prime Minister Peter Fraser until he resigned from it in 1946 to contest a seat in the lower house.

Angus McLagan was grim and aloft; his speeches were cold, logical and often bitter; and some civil servants and others thought he had the best brain in Cabinet.

Angus McLagan was hospitalised in early August 1956 with a chest complaint.

Angus McLagan died on 4 September 1956, survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.