Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Henry Stephen Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside PC QC (Scot.) (21 March 1916 23 November 1997) was a Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer. The son of James Wilson, solicitor, Glasgow, and Margaret Young, he was educated at the High School of Glasgow and Glasgow University. He joined the Army in 1939 and served with the Highland Light Infantry and Royal Armoured Corps during World War II. He was called to the Scottish Bar in 1946 and served as an Advocate Depute from 1948-51 and as Sheriff Substitute at Greenock from 1955-56 and in Glasgow from 1956-65. He took silk in 1965.