Education
A native of Bower parish, Caithness, he was educated at Townhead Public School, Allan Glen"s School and Glasgow University.
A native of Bower parish, Caithness, he was educated at Townhead Public School, Allan Glen"s School and Glasgow University.
He worked as a barrister, a teacher of science and mathematics and minister of religion. He resigned his charge at the United Free Church in Ardrossan, Ayrshire in 1918 to contest Ayr Burghs in the same year. Despite his strong support for ILP independence from the Labour Party when Maxton was alive, Stephen resigned the ILP whip to sit as an Independent from July 1947, and rejoined the Labour Party in October, shortly before his death.
His death sparked the Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948.
He was one of James Maxton"s closest political allies within the Independent Labour Party and supported Maxton both in his attempts to foster closer relations with the Communist Party and also during the disaffiliation debate in the early 1930s.
Faculty of Advocates. 32nd United Kingdom Parliament. 33rd United Kingdom Parliament.
34th United Kingdom Parliament.
35th United Kingdom Parliament. 37th United Kingdom Parliament.
38th United Kingdom Parliament.
He was Independent Labour Party Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Glasgow Camlachie from November 1922 to 1931 and from 1935 until his death.